View of a Farm on the Illinois Prairie

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

View of a Farm on the Illinois Prairie

Date

Winter 1832/33

Dimensions

5 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (13.5 × 21.4 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.370

Rights (i.e. copyright information)

Joslyn Art Museum

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer produced a finished watercolor of an Illinois homestead after his return to Europe. Based on earlier studies obtained during the winter of 1832-33, this view may have been intended for inclusion in the series of aquatints illustrating Maximilian's travel account, but it did not appear in the published atlas of 1839-43.

References in Journal

March 8, 1833

Labels:

landscape

Approximate Depicted Location:

Illinois Prairie, Illinois