The Female Eagle - Shawano, 1830

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 72.2 x 59 cm (28 7/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

framed: 81.3 x 67.9 cm (32 x 26 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Collection

Accession Number

1965.16.348

Artists / Makers

George Catlin (artist) American, 1796 - 1872

Image Use

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Provenance

George Catlin [1796-1872]; by descent to his daughters, Clara Gregory Catlin, Louise Catlin Kinney, and Elizabeth Wing Catlin; purchased 1912 from Elizabeth Wing Catlin by the American Museum of Natural History; sold 1959 through (Kennedy Galleries, New York) to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1965 to the NGA.

Associated Names

Mellon, Paul

Exhibition History

1966: Extended loan for use by the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., 1966-Nov. 1981, Mar. 1982-1990.

1980: American Indian Life: Paintings by George Catlin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980.

1981: George Catlin, Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, 1981-1982.

1994: North American Indian Paintings by George Catlin (NGA National Lending Service exhibition), Hofstra Museum, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, 1994.

Bibliography

1970: American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 33.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 76, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 65, repro.