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

July 8, 1833

Dimensions

12 7/16 × 7 7/8 in. (31.6 × 20 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.183

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Above Fort Union on July 8, the voyagers passed the mouth of Martha's River, named by Lewis and Clark nearly thirty years before. This day Maximilian noted in his journal that Bodmer made several views of unusual land formations and strangely eroded banks in the vicinity, including a view identified by the letter B in the upper right corner. Similar views made the following day and designated by the letters C, D, and E are found on the same watercolor sheet.

References in Journal

July 8, 1833

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River , study, geological

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mouth of Martha's River (Big Muddy Creek), Montana