Nayas Village at Night 1855 - 1869

georgecatlin

shape in negative space

water colours

muted colour palette

curved letter used

natural colour palette

underpainting

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Nayas Village at Night" is an 1855-1869 painting by George Catlin. It depicts a Native American village at night, with a campfire burning brightly in the foreground. The scene is framed by an oval border, with a moonlit sky above the dark water. This painting is part of Catlin’s larger body of work documenting Native American life and culture.