Unusual Formations on the Banks of the Upper Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

Unusual Formations on the Banks of the Upper Missouri

Date

July 25, 1833

Dimensions

2 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (7 × 19.7 cm)

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.179

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Maximilian identified sketch Q as having been made on July 25 below the mouth of the Musselshell River in an area of eroded clay hills below sandstone escarpments and strangely eroded cliffs. This portion of the Missouri is now inundated by the Fort Peck Reservoir.

References in Journal

July 25, 1833

Labels:

study , Missouri River , Musselshell River , study, geological

Approximate Depicted Location:

Mouth of Musselshell River, Montana