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