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Karl Bodmer Art

French, Swiss, 1809-1893

Karl Bodmer was a Swiss naturalized French painter born on February 11th, 1809, in Zürich, Switzerland. He was initially a watercolorist and an illustrator, and in his old age, he worked a lot with photography. Bodmer died on October 30th, 1893.

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Artist: Karl Bodmer
Pigeon - Lithograph By Karl Bodmer - 19th century
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Roma, IT
Pigeon is a black-and-white Lithograph on paper realized by Karl Bodmer in the late 19th century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions.
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19th Century Modern Karl Bodmer Art

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Lithograph

Watchdog, from Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Jules Géruzet, 1860. Etching on cream laid paper, 3 1/2 x 5 inches (88 x 121 mm), full margins. Minor uniform age tone. Printed by George Bertauts, Paris. [Beraldi II.140.24...
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Mid-19th Century French School Karl Bodmer Art

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Laid Paper, Etching

Bulls, from Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Jules Géruzet, 1860. Etching on cream laid paper, 3 1/2 x 5 inches (88 x 121 mm), full margins. Minor uniform age tone. Printed by George Bertauts, Paris. [Beraldi II.140.24...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Laid Paper, Etching

The Wild Cat (Chat Sauvage)
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, full margins. From Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages. [Beraldi II.140.34] Henri Béraldi Les graveurs du XIXe siècle: Guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. Librairie L. Conquet, vol. XII, Paris, 1885–1892, cat. no. 34, p. 140. __________ Well known in his native Germany as a watercolorist, Karl Bodmer had a rich experience exploring in North America in the 19th century, accompanying German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied as the official artist on an expedition which toured the Missouri River...
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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Karl Bodmer Art

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Laid Paper, Etching

A Domestic Cat Playing with a Garter Snake, from Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches (156 x 120 mm), full margins. In good condition with some minor, uniform age tone. Printed by George Bertauts, Paris. [Beraldi II.140.26] Henri Béraldi Les graveurs du XIXe siècle: Guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. Librairie L. Conquet, vol. XII, Paris, 1885–1892, cat. no. 34, p. 140. __________ Well known in his native Germany as a watercolorist, Karl Bodmer had a rich experience exploring in North America in the 19th century, accompanying German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied as the official artist on an expedition which toured the Missouri River...
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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Karl Bodmer Art

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Laid Paper, Etching

Wild Boar, from Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages: Sanglier
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, 4 3/4 x 6 inches (120 × 152 mm), full margins. Minor uniform age tone, and a 2-inch x 1-inch margin loss, at top extreme sheet edge, well outside of imag...
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1860s Barbizon School Karl Bodmer Art

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Laid Paper, Etching

Le Soir: Cerf et Herons (The Evening: Stag and Herons)
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Le Soir: Cerf et Herons (The Evening: Stag and Herons) Lithograph printed with brown tint stone, 1858 From: Animaux et Paysages d’apres Nature Published by Goupil, 1858 Signed in the stone lower left, Karl Bodmer Pinx. et lith. (see photo) Published by Goupil et Cie, Paris, with their blindstamp center, below image Printed by Bertauts, Paris (see photo) Condition: Excellent One stain verso, not visible on recto Full sheet Image size: 11 1/4 x 18 inches Sheet size: 17 3/4 x 24 3/4 inches Reference: Delteil 70 IFF 22, No. 1 Karl Bodmer (1809—1893) Painter, draftsman, and printmaker. Although he spent only two years in the United States and its territories, Bodmer's depictions of Western Indians...
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1850s Barbizon School Karl Bodmer Art

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Lithograph

Les cerfs qui ce battent dans la foret
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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19th Century Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Oil

La biche et ses deux faons
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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19th Century Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Panel, Oil

Canards Sauvages
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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19th Century Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Ink

Pécheur le long de la rivière
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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19th Century Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Watercolor

Le matin : Cerf et Biches, 1858
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Atlanta, GA
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...
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19th Century Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Lithograph

Pigeon - Original Lithograph by Karl Bodmer - Late 19th Century
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Roma, IT
Pigeon is a black and white lithograph by Karl Bodmer in the XIX century. The artwork is from Souvenirs D'Artiste. Image dimensions: 22.4 x 15.9 cm. Title printed on the lower le...
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Late 19th Century Modern Karl Bodmer Art

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Lithograph

Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl. Tab 9.
By Karl Bodmer
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint, mezzotint and line engraving, 1839-44. Drawn by Karl Bodmer Engraved by Hurlimann. Printed by Bougeard, Paris. Published in Paris, A. Bertrand; Coblenz, J. H...
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19th Century American Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Aquatint

Pehriska-Ruhpa. [Minatarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Dance.]. Tab. 23.
By Karl Bodmer
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint engraving, 1839-44. Drawn by Karl Bodmer. Engraved by Rene Rollet. Printed by Bougeard, Paris. Published in Paris, A. Bertrand.; Coblenz, J. Holscher; and Lon...
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19th Century American Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Aquatint

Mato-Tope, Tab 14.
By Karl Bodmer
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint, mezzotint and etching, 1839-44. Drawn by Karl Bodmer. Grave par J. Hurlimann. Published in Paris, A. Bertrand; Coblenz, J. Holscher and London by Ackermann & ...
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19th Century American Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Aquatint

Abdih-Hiddisch. A Minatarre Chief. Tab 24.
By Karl Bodmer
Located in New York, NY
Aquatint, etching and roulette engraving, 1839-44. Drawn by Karl Bodmer. Engraved by R. Rollet. Printed by Bougeard, Paris. Published in Paris, A. Bertrand; Coblenz, J...
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19th Century American Realist Karl Bodmer Art

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Aquatint

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