Bison Wounded in a Hunt

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Bison Wounded in a Hunt

Date

October 11, 1833

Dimensions

5 7/8 × 8 9/16 in. (14.9 × 21.7 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.207

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On October 11 Prince Maximilian, Bodmer, and a group of hunters from Fort Union set out on a buffalo hunt. Toward noon they sighted their first buffalo about twenty miles from the post, where the hunters were accustomed to taking a weekly count of from nine to fifteen animals. After making camp and a brief respite for lunch, the hunters rode out upon the prairies and discovered a small, scattered herd. Bodmer made several studies of buffalo on this date, both during and after the hunt.

References in Journal

October 11, 1833

Labels:

study , zoological study , Fort Union, North Dakota

Approximate Depicted Location:

Fort Union, North Dakota