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The image shows a river flowing through a dense jungle. A boat with a thatched roof is on the water, near a riverbank where people in red clothing are gathered, some on the boat and some on the shore. The scene includes makeshift structures along the sloping bank. The brushstrokes are deliberate, with naturalistic details in the foliage and stylized figures. The color palette is earthy with pops of red.
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The image shows a river flowing through a dense jungle. A boat with a thatched roof is on the water, near a riverbank where people in red clothing are gathered, some on the boat and some on the shore. The scene includes makeshift structures along the sloping bank. The brushstrokes are deliberate, with naturalistic details in the foliage and stylized figures. The color palette is earthy with pops of red.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

A Small Orejona Village

George Catlin

Date
1854/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 46.5 x 62.5 cm (18 5/16 x 24 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.279
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
  • Orejona
  • 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 50587. 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.