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The image shows a scene of daily life from an observational point of view. The horizon is positioned just above the middle of the composition, with dense green foliage stretching across the image. The brushstrokes are soft, creating a smooth texture in the sky, trees, and leaves. The color palette is earthy and muted, with greens, browns, soft blues, and grays dominating. In the foreground, a group of individuals is engaged in an activity, with some near a modest structure with a sloped roof on the left side.
National Gallery of Art · Painting
A Connibo Wigwam
George Catlin
- Date
- 1854/1869
- Medium
- oil on card mounted on paperboard
- Dimensions
- overall: 47.5 x 62.6 cm (18 11/16 x 24 5/8 in.)
- Classification
- Painting
- Accession number
- 1965.16.308
- Credit line
- Paul Mellon Collection
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CAB
Subjects and terms
- painted surface
- American
- American Paintings, Catlin
- Connibo
- South American Indian
- genre
- Wigwam
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 50616. 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.