Buffalo Chase, Sioux Indians, Upper Missouri

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.

Buffalo Chase, Sioux Indians, Upper Missouri

Catlin, George

1861/1869

Accession Number

1965.16.10

Medium

oil on card mounted on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 46.9 x 62.5 cm (18 7/16 x 24 5/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection