Buffalo Lancing in the Snow Drifts - Sioux — George Catlin | DiscoverArt

Buffalo Lancing in the Snow Drifts - Sioux

1861/1869

oil on canvas mounted on paperboard

45.9 × 63.8 cm (18.1 × 25.1 in)

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