View on the Missouri, Alluvial Banks Falling in, 600 Miles above St. Louis
1832
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 28.5 × 36.4 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-138007
George Catlin painted views of the Missouri River during the spring floods, and this image suggests that the ground he stood on was threatened by rising waters. He wrote that the river was “filled with snags and rafts, formed of trees of the largest size” and that such conditions made for a “most frightful and discouraging prospect for the adventurous voyageur.” Catlin had a sense of humor, and c…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Registry history
- 1832 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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