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View of "Pike's Tent"

George Catlin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape with a river flowing from near to far in the center, surrounded by hills and a large conical hill in the distance. The painting has smooth brushstrokes and a color palette of green hues for the vegetation, muted earth tones for the hill, and soft tones for the sky. There is a small canoe with figures near the river.

Artwork Details

Date
1861/1869
Medium
oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
7655 × 5969 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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