Assiniboine Hunting Buffalo
Paul Kane · 1851
Why it's great
Assiniboine hunters on horseback race across the plains, chasing a herd of buffalo. Paul Kane painted this on his trip across the prairies in the 1840s. The galloping horses and flying dust are full of excitement. It's one of the most famous Canadian paintings of the plains.
Where to see it
📍 National Gallery of CanadaOttawa, Canada
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Paul Kane was born in Ireland and grew up in Toronto. Between 1845 and 1848 he made a long journey across Canada to the Pacific, sketching Indigenous peoples and landscapes. He then painted a series of large pictures from his sketches. He died in Toronto in 1871.
