AFTER KARL BODMER (French / Swiss, 1809-1893). Le Matin - Cerf et Biches, 1858, Lithograph printed with brown tint stone included in the book: "Animaux et paysages d'après nature" as published by Goupil et Cie (Paris, France). Signed in the stone lower left : Karl Bodmer Pinx. et lith and printed by Bertauts (Paris). Unframed. Note: The artwork is not glued down to a hard surface; it is mounted with hinges to a removable back board
ARTIST PROFILE: Swiss-born Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) was one of the first and most accomplished European artists to document the landscape of the North American interior and its Indigenous peoples. He was hired by the German explorer and naturalist Maximilian, Prince of Wied-Neuwied, to accompany an expedition to the northwestern reaches of the Missouri River in 1833-34. Together they traveled from Saint Louis through the tribal lands of the Omaha, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Blackfoot, among many Plains nations where Bodmer executed watercolor portraits in situ. A meticulous draftsman, he produced portraits that are notable for their sensitivity of depiction and subtle, refined brushwork. Bodmer's precise observation of his sitters-in facial likeness, body decoration, and regalia-conveys eyewitness testimony to the lives of specific individuals and the complexity of cultural encounters. - Image: 11.25 x 18 in; Sheet: 17.75 x 12.75 in Viewing by appointment only. Estimate $150-250
