Wild Cactus

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Wild Cactus

Date

June-July 1833

Dimensions

10 1/16 × 12 5/16 in. (25.6 × 31.3 cm)

Medium

Graphite and ink on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.170

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer's studies of cactus reproduced here were made near Fort Union on the upper Missouri in June, according to the brief inscription at the bottom of the sheet. Maximilian and his party stayed at Fort Union from June 24 through July 6 before departing upriver by keelboat for Fort McKenzie below the modern Fort Benton, Montana.

References in Journal

July 3, 1833

Labels:

study , Fort Union, North Dakota , botanical study

Approximate Depicted Location:

Upper Missouri River, Fort Union, North Dakota