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Left Hand with His Wife and Son

Left Hand with His Wife and Son, 1841

  • George Catlin, American, 1796-1872

Watercolor

  • Image: 14 1/4 × 18 1/4 inches (36.2 × 46.4 cm) Sheet: 18 1/2 × 22 1/2 inches (47 × 57.2 cm)

Gift of Mr. Demming Jarves

08.11

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Details

Signed and dated, lower right: Geo Catlin, 1841

1908-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

George Catlin, Left Hand with His Wife and Son, 1841, watercolor. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. Demming Jarves, 08.11.

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