Cháh-ee-chópes, Four Wolves, a Chief in Mourning, George Catlin

Cháh-ee-chópes, Four Wolves, a Chief in Mourning

George Catlin (American) (1796-1872)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1832
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 73.7 × 60.9 cm
Collection: Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Smithsonian American Art Museum, CC0

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Portrait Man Figure Native American Chief Bust Front view Face Gaze Body paint Long hair Hair Necklace Jewel Pendant Fur Clothing Peau de bête Pattern Hand Sky Cloud Red Black

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