Confluence of the Missouri and Gasconade

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Confluence of the Missouri and Gasconade

Date

April 13, 1833

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.2 × 22.1 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.130

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Ten miles above Loutre Island on April 13, the Yellow Stone reached the mouth of the Gasconade River. A short distance beyond it stopped to take on more wood. In his journal for this day, Maximilian mentioned that Bodmer made at least two sketches at the mouth of the Gasconade, one a watercolor. He described the Gasconade as an unimportant river and estimated that the steamer was at that point about 100 miles above the confluence of the Missouri with the Mississippi.

References in Journal

April 13, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Mississippi River , Gasconade River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Gasconade River, Missouri