View in the "Cross Timbers," Texas

Object Details

Date
1832 or 1834-1835
Artist
George Catlin, born Wilkes-Barre, PA 1796-died Jersey City, NJ 1872
Luce Center Label
George Catlin traveled widely throughout the frontier, but never crossed into Texas, as the title of this painting implies. “Cross Timbers” probably refers to a location in Comanche Territory, where the artist journeyed in 1834. The conformation of the bald hills resembles Catlin's earlier views of the Upper Missouri, and the painting is of the same small size as the other landscapes in that series. (Truettner, The Natural Man Observed, 1979)
Topic
Landscape\river
Western
Landscape\Texas\Cross Timbers
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number
1985.66.362
Type
Painting
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
11 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (28.5 x 36.5 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7622c1d7f-f3ae-45c3-806a-a090010069aa
Record ID
saam_1985.66.362