View on the Missouri

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Artist

Karl Bodmer

Birth and death dates

1809 - 1893

Artist Nationality

Swiss

Title

View on the Missouri

Date

1833-34

Dimensions

6 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (16.2 × 26.4 cm)

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Institution

Joslyn Art Museum

Credit Line

Gift of the Enron Art Foundation

Accession Number

1986.49.374

Photographer credit

Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019

Commentary

Bodmer did not always date his studies at the time of execution, and several carry subsequent inscriptions that are unclear or inaccurate. Nevertheless, his landscapes and river views preserve aspects of the American wilderness since changed by settlement. As works of art they demonstrate Bodmer's sensitivity as a watercolorist and his skill as an observer of nature.

Labels:

genre, riverscape , Missouri River

Approximate Depicted Location:

Missouri River