Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone
Public Domain, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone

Buffalo Chase, Mouth of the Yellowstone

George Catlin • 1832–1833
Medium Oil on canvas, 24 × 29 inches
Current Location Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Scene Depicted Mouth of the Yellowstone River, North Dakota

Dynamic hunting scene near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers. Catlin reached Fort Union in 1832, painting the same regions explored by Lewis and Clark. The expedition had noted the abundance of buffalo along the upper Missouri.

Scene Location

Mouth of the Yellowstone River, North Dakota

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