Missouri River Landscape

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Missouri River Landscape

Date

May 1833

Dimensions

9 5/8 × 15 1/8 in. (24.4 × 38.4 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.157

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer made several studies in the general vicinity of the Niobrara. This watercolor dated May, 1833 may be one of these, but the precise location of the view is not known. Because of modern water impoundments above and below the mouth of the Niobrara, the original aspect of the Missouri throughout this area has greatly changed since Bodmer's day. Thus identifying landmarks noted by Bodmer is virtually impossible.

Labels:

study , genre, riverscape , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Niobrara River, Nebraska