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The image shows a tropical setting with lush foliage, trees, and hut-like structures. The perspective is slightly elevated, offering a comprehensive view. The painting features detailed textures and fine brushstrokes, primarily in green tones with hints of brown. In the distance, structures and figures are visible, suggesting a small community. A body of water runs parallel to the viewer, bordered by more vegetation.
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The image shows a tropical setting with lush foliage, trees, and hut-like structures. The perspective is slightly elevated, offering a comprehensive view. The painting features detailed textures and fine brushstrokes, primarily in green tones with hints of brown. In the distance, structures and figures are visible, suggesting a small community. A body of water runs parallel to the viewer, bordered by more vegetation.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

A Caribbe Village in Dutch Guiana

George Catlin

Date
1854/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 45.8 x 62.4 cm (18 1/16 x 24 9/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.265
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
  • Caribbe
  • South American Indian
  • architecture
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 50573. 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.