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The image is viewed from an elevated perspective, showing a scene with a low horizon. Huts are nestled in a lush, green wooded area. Brushstrokes are smooth, capturing the density of trees and foliage. The color palette is warm and earthy, with greens, browns, and soft sky blue. A group of figures is gathered in the foreground. Trees rise behind them, with a dense vegetation framing the scene.
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The image is viewed from an elevated perspective, showing a scene with a low horizon. Huts are nestled in a lush, green wooded area. Brushstrokes are smooth, capturing the density of trees and foliage. The color palette is warm and earthy, with greens, browns, and soft sky blue. A group of figures is gathered in the foreground. Trees rise behind them, with a dense vegetation framing the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Painting

A Sepibo Village

George Catlin

Date
1854/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
overall: 47 x 62.8 cm (18 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1965.16.305
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
  • Sepibo
  • 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 50613. 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.