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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Horseback rider firing a rifle at fleeing ostriches across a wide grassy plain under a rosy sunset sky.

Ostrich Chase, Buenos Aires - Auca

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a calm river with a canoe and rifle-armed hunter at left and two jaguars on a sandbank at right, framed by palms.

Pont de Palmiers and Tiger Shooting

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Night painting of figures with torches hunting turtles on a riverbank beneath dense tropical palms.

Turtle Hunt

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of hunters firing at a herd of peccaries in a forest clearing with palms and tall trees.

A Fight with Peccaries - Caribbe

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Night scene of dense palms framing a glowing river, with small figures crouching at the lower right near the water.

Ignis Fatuus - Zurumati

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a wide plain with snow-capped mountains, palms, and small seated figures on a grassy rise under a pale sky.

View of the Pampa del Sacramento

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a river shore with tall palms, a thatched shelter, a canoe, and seated figures near a cooking fire.

Shore of the Essequibo

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Dense tropical forest along a river with palms and small figures in canoes near the shore.

Luxuriant Forest on the Bank of the Amazon

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of thatched huts and palm trees beside a river, with small figures and a canoe in tropical vegetation.

A Caribbe Village in Dutch Guiana

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of a hazy mountain range above a tree-dotted meadow, with small figures and smoke near the trees.

View in the Crystal Mountains

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of thatched huts and small figures in a clearing at the edge of a tropical forest with palms.

Arowak Village

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of a narrow rocky crevice between steep cliffs opening to a green valley with small figures and a cloudy sky.

The Beetle Crevice

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of dense jungle along a river shore with four men and a dugout canoe among tall palms and vines.

Shore of the Trombetas

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of palm trees over a riverbank, with small figures near thatched shelters and blue water at left.

An Indian Village - Shore of the Amazon

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a dense Amazon forest interior with tall trees, vines, and small figures walking on the ground.

Interior of an Amazon Forest - Zurumati

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a dense riverside forest with small red figures gathered on the grassy bank beside calm water.

An Amazon Forest - Looking Ashore

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a wooded hillside and rocky mountain with small figures on a dirt path under a cloudy blue sky.

Rhododendron Mountain

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval landscape of hazy green mountains above a valley with small tents and a stream beneath pink clouds.

View of the Crystal Mountains, Brazil

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a line of figures carrying turtle shells and paddles across a clearing, with canoes and trees in the background.

Return from a Turtle Hunt - Connibo

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of reddish cattle grazing on a wide grassy plain with low hills and a pale blue sky with clouds.

Wild Cattle Grazing on the Pampa del Sacramento

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Night river scene with two figures in a canoe, one raising a spear, beneath tall trees and dense foliage.

Spearing by Moonlight - Chaco

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of horsemen galloping across a wide grassland plain under a pale blue sky with pink clouds.

Driving the Pampas for Wild Cattle - Connibo

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of figures gathered on a riverbank with canoes, conical tents, and palm trees in a forest setting.

A Small Orejona Village

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Oval painting of an Omagua riverside village with thatched huts, palms, a dark canoe on the water, and figures on the bank.

An Omagua Village - Boat Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a riverside encampment with red-toned figures near a thatched hut, a boat on the water, and dense green forest be

A Mura Encampment - Boat Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of figures on a riverbank beside thatched huts, with a dugout canoe in the water and dense green trees behind.

A Mayoruna Village

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of red-painted figures on a riverbank beside a canoe, with thatched huts and dense forest behind them.

A Yahua Village

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painted river scene with dense green riverbank, palms, a canoe with figures, and a small sailboat under a teal sky.

View of the Shore of the Amazon - Boat Sketch

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of a jungle riverbank with palms, where feathered figures sit and stand near open thatched shelters.

Encampment of Cocomas - Looking Ashore

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Painting of feathered men dancing in a grassy riverside clearing near a tepee, surrounded by tropical trees and palms.

Tapuya Encampment

George Catlin, 1854/1869