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 ¼ x 7¾ in. (30.48 x 17.78 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.189

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

On August 2, the travelers reached the first in a series of rapids on the upper Missouri. This day Bodmer sketched several formations along the bank variously designated by the letters U, V, and W. Maximilian, referring to these studies, wrote that "the bare summits are now beginning to rise ever higher, for one is now approaching the high, wild mountains which are called Les Mauvaises Terres ... the principal home of the ... bighorns, ... which were found earlier, to be sure, but not in such a number."

References in Journal

August 2, 1833

Labels:

study , Missouri River , study, geological

Approximate Depicted Location:

General region of the Mauvaises Terres