Karl Bodmer
1809–1893 · Swiss-French · 30 artworks
Romanticismdetailed observationethnographic accuracylandscape renderinguse of light and shadowprintmaking techniques
artist bio
Karl Bodmer was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, draughtsman, and painter. He is best known as an artist who accompanied Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied on his expedition to the American Midwest in the early 1830s, creating detailed and accurate depictions of Native Americans and the American landscape.
what you'll learn
Studying Bodmer's work allows students to explore the intersection of art, science, and ethnography. Students can learn about Romanticism's emphasis on nature and the exotic, as well as the importance of accurate observation and documentation in art.
related: George Catlin, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole
30 artworks
Stolzenfels Castle, in the background Lahneck Castle
1836
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![Along the Wabash [ Right ]](https://storage.googleapis.com/trim-glazing-445021-n8.firebasestorage.app/artworks/along-the-wabash-right-by-karl-bodmer.jpg)
Along the Wabash [ Right ]
1834
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The party in which Karl Bodmer was traveling stopped to camp along the Missouri River in North Dakoon
1833
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![Along the Wabash [ Left ]](https://storage.googleapis.com/trim-glazing-445021-n8.firebasestorage.app/artworks/along-the-wabash-left-by-karl-bodmer.jpg)
Along the Wabash [ Left ]
1834
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The Delaware Water Gap
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Mato-Tope, a Mandan chief
1833
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The Fox River near New Harmony in Indiana
1832
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The church of New Harmony
1832
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Snags on the Missouri River
1833
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Piegan Blackfeet girl
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Noapeh Assiniboin Indian
1833
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Abdih Hiddisch, Mandan Chief
1832
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The Great Traveller Charles Alexandre Lesueur in the Forest
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Rolled Scalp
1832
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Ruined Towers Overlooking the Rhine
1835
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Landscape with buffalo on the upper Missouri
1833
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View of the Godesburg and the Seven Mountains
1836
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New Harmony
1832
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Confluence of the Fox River and the Wabash in Indiana
1832
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![Mouth of the Wabash [ Indiana ]](https://storage.googleapis.com/trim-glazing-445021-n8.firebasestorage.app/artworks/mouth-of-the-wabash-indiana-by-karl-bodmer.jpg)
Mouth of the Wabash [ Indiana ]
1833
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River Scene with Barn Swallows
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The 'Enemy brothers' in Bornhofen on the Rhine with a convent and village view
1830
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The town Traben Trarbach and the Grevenburg on the Moselle River in Germany
1841
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Sioux teepee from Volume 1 of 'Travels in the Interior of North America'
1833
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Pehriska Ruhpa Minatarre or Big Bellied Indian
1834
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Wahk-ta-Ge-Li, a Sioux warrior
1833
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Susquehanna near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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The town Zell on the Moselle River in Germany
1841
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The Cusanusstift in Bernkastel Kues
1831
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![Indians Hunting The Bison [ Right ]](https://storage.googleapis.com/trim-glazing-445021-n8.firebasestorage.app/artworks/indians-hunting-the-bison-right-by-karl-bodmer.jpg)
Indians Hunting The Bison [ Right ]
1832
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