The Wabash Near New Harmony

Description

Bodmer's dramatic representations of the forested banks of the Fox and Wabash rivers reveal a love of nature that increasingly characterized his later career as a landscape painter in Europe. According to Maximilian, the artist did not often complete such scenes in a single sitting, but usually returned several times to a selected site. The results thus obtained more nearly resemble studio works than the hasty sketches made while traveling the wilderness, roads, or the river.

Original German Title

None

Medium

watercolor on paper

Dimensions

14 1/2 x 11 7/8

Call No.

JAM.1986.49.65

Approximate Date of Creation

January 1832