View in the ​“Cross Timbers,” Texas

George Catlin, View in the "Cross Timbers," Texas, 1832 or 1834-1835, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.362
George Catlin, View in the "Cross Timbers," Texas, 1832 or 1834-1835, oil on canvas, 11 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (28.5 x 36.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.362
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Artwork Details

Title
View in the ​“Cross Timbers,” Texas
Artist
Date
1832 or 1834-1835
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
11 1⁄4 x 14 3⁄8 in. (28.5 x 36.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr.
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — Texas — Cross Timbers
  • Western
  • Landscape — river
Object Number
1985.66.362
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.66.362

Artwork Description

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)

Works by this artist (3 items)

Consuelo González Amézcua, Untitled, 1967, colored pens on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1998.84.3, © Estate of Consuelo Gonzalez Amezcua
Untitled
Artist
Date1967
colored pens on paper
Not on view
Consuelo González Amézcua, Aben-amar the Christian, 1966, ballpoint pen and ink and pencil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Amy Freeman Lee in memory of the artist, 1991.153, © Estate of Consuelo Gonzalez Amezcua
Aben-amar the Christian
Artist
Date1966
ballpoint pen and ink and pencil on paperboard
Not on view
Consuelo González Amézcua, Prince Abu Zabi y Su Jardin, 1970s, ink on posterboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Karol Howard and George Morton in honor of Shirley and Ramon Howard, 2013.84, © Estate of Consuelo Gonzalez Amezcua
Prince Abu Zabi y Su Jardin
Artist
Date1970s
ink on posterboard
Not on view

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