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The image features a landscape with numerous conical tents arranged in a village. In the background, there is a line of trees marking the horizon, with low hills and a body of water further away. The sky shows a gradient from golden yellows to soft blues. Figures and tents are scattered across the landscape, indicating human activity. The color palette consists mainly of warm earthy tones, with the sky casting a soft light over the scene.
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The image features a landscape with numerous conical tents arranged in a village. In the background, there is a line of trees marking the horizon, with low hills and a body of water further away. The sky shows a gradient from golden yellows to soft blues. Figures and tents are scattered across the landscape, indicating human activity. The color palette consists mainly of warm earthy tones, with the sky casting a soft light over the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

An Apachee Village

George Catlin

Date
1855/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 45.7 x 62.3 cm (18 x 24 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.200
Credit line
Paul Mellon Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Village
  • American Paintings, Catlin
  • North American Indian
  • architecture
  • landscape
  • Apachee
  • Lake Ahrocum
Provenance

George Catlin [1796-1872]; by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin; purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History; sold 1959 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1965 to the NGA.

NGA object ID 50508. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.