Why would the artist George Catlin’s paintings from the 1800s be considered a form of artistic documentation?

The artist George Catlin's paintings from the 1800s are considered a form of artistic documentation because he depicted what he saw during his travels across North America. Catlin produced many images of Native Americans living their daily lives. In so doing, he provided a glimpse of what life was like for Indigenous people before the rapid westward expansion of settlers forcibly disrupted their traditions and culture. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of George Catlin art.

George Catlin Prints

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving Tuch-ee Cherokee Chief After Catlin c 1845

$900

H 8.5 in W 5.25 in D 0.1 in

Antique Hand-Colored Engraving Tuch-ee Cherokee Chief After Catlin c 1845

By George Catlin

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

Cherokee war chief, after the work of renowned American artist George Catlin. This finely detailed

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Antique 19th Century American American Colonial Prints

Materials

Paper

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George CatlinSac and Fox Chiefs, 1841

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H 10 in W 6.38 in

Sac and Fox Chiefs

By George Catlin

Located in Santa Fe, NM

already vanishing people. "A young lawyer turned portraitist, George Catlin traveled west from his home

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Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

George CatlinOsage Braves- Kohatunka, Nahcomeshee, Munnepuskee, 1841

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H 10 in W 6.38 in

Osage Braves- Kohatunka, Nahcomeshee, Munnepuskee

By George Catlin

Located in Santa Fe, NM

already vanishing people. "A young lawyer turned portraitist, George Catlin traveled west from his home

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Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

George CatlinOsage Chief- Tchongtassabbee (The Black Dog), 1841

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H 10 in W 6.38 in

Osage Chief- Tchongtassabbee (The Black Dog)

By George Catlin

Located in Santa Fe, NM

already vanishing people. "A young lawyer turned portraitist, George Catlin traveled west from his home

Category

Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

George CatlinSac and Fox Chiefs, 1841

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H 10 in W 6.38 in

Sac and Fox Chiefs

By George Catlin

Located in Santa Fe, NM

already vanishing people. "A young lawyer turned portraitist, George Catlin traveled west from his home

Category

Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

American Indian Animals Buffalo Hunt

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H 26 in W 32 in

American Indian Animals Buffalo Hunt

By George Catlin

Located in Florham Park, NJ

pioneer anthropologist, George Catlin was the first artist/author to travel widely among the Plains

Category

Antique 19th Century British Prints

Materials

Lithograph

George CatlinThe Native American War Dance, 1844

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H 11 in W 16.5 in

The Native American War Dance

By George Catlin

Located in New York, NY

Lithograph from George Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio, hand-coloured, by John McGahey

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1840s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"The Snow Shoe Dance" Hand-Colored Lithograph, 19th Century

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H 22.5 in W 27.5 in D 2 in

"The Snow Shoe Dance" Hand-Colored Lithograph, 19th Century

By George Catlin

Located in Wiscasset, ME

The North American Indian Portfolio. Published: London and New York, 1844 and 1845. Medium: Hand-colored lithographs. Arader Galleries label on back.

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Antique 19th Century American Prints

George CatlinWI-JUN-JON, 1844

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H 19.5 in W 13 in

WI-JUN-JON

By George Catlin

Located in Santa Monica, CA

After GEORGE CATLIN (1796 – 1872) WI-JUN-JON An Assinneboin Chief – Going to

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1840s Other Art Style Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

George CatlinH'co-a-h'co-a-cotes-min - A Flat Head Warrior Native American portrait engraving, 1842

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H 9.06 in W 5.71 in

H'co-a-h'co-a-cotes-min - A Flat Head Warrior Native American portrait engraving

By George Catlin

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring by John Harris after George Catlin (1796-1872

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

George CatlinNorth American Indians

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H 27.5 in W 23 in

North American Indians

By George Catlin

Located in Missouri, MO

artist to offer a pictorial record of the Plains Indians in their own territories, George Catlin grew up

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19th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Collection of Six George Catlin Indian Hand-Colored Prints

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H 15 in W 11 in D 0.75 in

Collection of Six George Catlin Indian Hand-Colored Prints

By George Catlin

Located in San Antonio, TX

A handsome collection of George Catlin Indian hand-colored prints from 1855 in vintage frames with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Prints

Materials

Paper, Wood

George CatlinOsage Warrior- Tallee, 1841

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H 10 in W 6.38 in

Osage Warrior- Tallee

By George Catlin

Located in Santa Fe, NM

already vanishing people. "A young lawyer turned portraitist, George Catlin traveled west from his home

Category

Mid-19th Century American Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Color, Lithograph

George CatlinBuffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skin, 1844

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H 26.5 in W 32 in D 1.75 in

Buffalo Hunt Under the White Wolf Skin

By George Catlin

Located in Florham Park, NJ

GEORGE CATLIN. (1796 – 1872) The North American Indian Portfolio. From the drawings and notes of

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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

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Questions About George Catlin

Why would the artist George Catlin’s paintings from the 1800s be considered a form of artistic documentation?
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1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
The artist George Catlin's paintings from the 1800s are considered a form of artistic documentation because he depicted what he saw during his travels across North America. Catlin produced many images of Native Americans living their daily lives. In so doing, he provided a glimpse of what life was like for Indigenous people before the rapid westward expansion of settlers forcibly disrupted their traditions and culture. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of George Catlin art.