Spearing Fish, 1850, Seth Eastman, American, 1808–1875, 6 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (17.15 × 27.31 cm) (image)9 7/8 × 13 in. (25.08 × 33.02 cm) (sheet), Watercolor, United States, 19th century, Seth Eastman’s original title for this image was 'Indians Killing Fish.' Rather than a leisurely outing, this is a hunt, which is clear from this pair’s alert poses. The distant blue water indicates the Mississippi will be calm and cooperative on this particular morning, but Eastman added a note of foreboding. The bare roots clinging to the eroding bank is a motif found in 17th-century Dutch landscapes, where it alluded to the destructive passage of time.
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