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 (22 items)

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Date1997
photoetching with drypoint
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Nathan Oliveira, Untitled (New Mexican Site), from the portfolio Revisited, 1995, photo-electric intaglio, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Hand Graphics, 1995.55.1, © 1995, Nathan Oliveira
Untitled (New Mexican Site), from the portfolio Revisited
Artist
Date1995
photo-electric intaglio
Not on view
Nathan Oliveira, Tauromaquia 21, 1973, monotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.13
Tauromaquia 21
Artist
Date1973
monotype
Not on view
Nathan Oliveira, Hawk IV, from the series Acoma, 1975, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin, 2005.5.55
Hawk IV, from the series Acoma
Artist
Date1975
lithograph
Not on view

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