Rock Formations on the Upper Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Rock Formations on the Upper Missouri

Date

August 2, 1833

Dimensions

12 1/4 × 7 3/4 in. (31.1 × 19.7 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.190

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Identified by the letter W at the upper right of the illustration, this watercolor is probably one of a series of views made by Bodmer in the general region of the Mauvaises Terres on August 2 according to Maximilian's journal entry for the day. Throughout this stretch of the Missouri, the travelers observed high summits eroded by water, split by extremes of temperature, and sculpted by the wind into fantastic shapes.

References in Journal

August 2, 1833

Labels:

study , genre, riverscape , Missouri River , study, geological

Approximate Depicted Location:

General region of the Mauvaises Terres