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Painter, Etcher, Lithographer, b. 1809 - d. 1893

Johann Carl Bodmer[1] (11 February 1809 – 30 October 1893) was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator and hunter. Known as Karl Bodmer in literature and paintings, as a Swiss and French citizen, his name was recorded as Johann Karl Bodmer and Jean-Charles Bodmer, respectively. After 1843, likely as a result of the birth of his son Charles-Henry Barbizon, he began to sign his works K Bodmer.

Karl Bodmer was well known in Germany for his watercolours, drawings and aquatints of cities and landscapes of the Rhine, Mosel and Lahn rivers. After he moved to France following his return from an expedition in the American West, he became a member of the Barbizon School, a French landscape painting group from the mid-19th century. He created many oil paintings with animal and landscape motifs, as well as wood engravings, drawings, and book illustrations. For his work, Bodmer was made a Knight in the French Legion of Honour in 1877.

He is best known in the United States as a painter who captured the American West of the 19th century. (See collection) He painted extremely accurate works of its inhabitants and landscape. He accompanied the German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied from 1832 through 1834 on his Missouri River expedition. Bodmer was hired as an artist by Maximilian in order to accompany his expedition and record images of cities, rivers, towns and peoples they saw along the way, including the many tribes of Native Americans along the Missouri River and in that region.[2] Bodmer had 81 aquatints made from his work to illustrate Prince Maximilian's book entitled Maximilian Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America (1839-1841 in German/published in English translation in 1843-1844).

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  • Karl Bodmer - Pehriska-Ruhpa, Moennitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Danse (Dance). 23
    Apr. 26, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Pehriska-Ruhpa, Moennitarri Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Danse (Dance). 23

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    Information on the image: Perhaps the greatest image to emerge from the picturing of the American West, and certainly Bodmer's most famous, this highly-charged portrait of Péhriska-Rúhpa ("Two Ravens") presents the warrior and chief of the Hidatsa in way that encapsulates the vanished era of the Plains Indian. The portrait has a great sense of immediacy, intensity, of noise and movement. A moment in time is captured--when we look away, the Dog Dance continues. Péhriska-Rúhpa dances in his regalia as a principal leader of the Dog Society of his village. The white tips on the glossy black feathers of the headdress indicate the attachment of a tiny down feather to the point of each plume. The central vertical plume is painted red. Dyed horse hair floats from coloured sticks attached to the shafts of the turkey feathers. All this will shortly be in motion again as the dancer resumes his movement to the cadence of drum and the rattle (made of small hooves or claws attached to a beaded stick) held in his right hand. The Dog Society was one of seven such societies among the men of the Mandan and Hidatsa Tribes. They were one of the main tenets by which Hidatsa society lived. As an individual progressed through life, it was necessary for him to purchase his entry into successive societies, starting with "the foolish dogs" at about ten to fifteen years of age and graduating to the society of the black-tailed deer for men over fifty. The Dog Society was the fourth of these progressions. Each society had a set number of members, so that an individual from a lower society could only buy entry to the higher society if there was a member of that society who was himself ready to move to the society above his. They all had individual rules, rituals, dances and regalia. All this information was carefully recorded by Prince Maximilian during the travellers' winter stop-over at Fort Clark in 1833-1834. This portrait, Bodmer's masterpiece, was painted in March 1834 towards the end of this stay. Description of the work: This rare engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America. The work was published in Leipzig by Schmidt & Guenther in 1922. The aquatint engraving was completed by Rene Rollet after Karl Bodmer. From the scarce Leipzig edition printed from the original copper-plates. Limited in number, the prints from the Leipzig edition are more scarce than, and compare favorably to, the first edition (David C. Hunt, "Karl Bodmer and the American Frontier," Imprint/Spring 85, p.18). Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer Pehriska-Ruhpa. Original-Aquatintaradierung den Häuptling Pehri…
    Apr. 26, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Pehriska-Ruhpa. Original-Aquatintaradierung den Häuptling Pehri…

    Est: €900 -

    Nordamerika Bodmer, Karl Pehriska-Ruhpa. Original-Aquatintaradierung den Häuptling Pehriska-Ruhpa ("Die beiden Raben") mit Friedenspfeife zeigend. Koblenz/London/Paris, J. Hölscher/Ackermann & Co./Arthus Bertrand, um 1840. Aquatinta auf festem Velin. 52 x 37 cm (62 x 45 cm). Mit gestoch. Nummerierung, Titel in Deutsch, Französisch und Englisch, gestoch. Verlegeradressen und Bodmers Trockenstempel im unteren weißen Rand. Abbey, Travel II 615, 5. - Tafel Nr. 17 des berühmten Werkes Reise in das Innere Nord-America von Maximilian Prinz zu Wied-Neuwied. - Gestochen von Paul Legrand nach Aquarellen von Karl Bodmer. - Die Minitari sind ein nordamerikanischer Ureinwohner Stamm aus der Sioux-Sprachfamilie. Sie lebten am oberen Missouri River zwischen Heart River und Little Missouri River. - Papierbedingt im Rand zart angebräunt, mit kl. Randläsuren, blass braunfleckig, verso mit punktuellen Bereibungen, etw. angeschmutzt, in den Ecken und Kanten minimal knickspurig. Insgesamt gut. Ausgezeichneter, und ausgesprochen nuancierter Druck. North America - Original aquatint etching depicting the chief Pehriska-Ruhpa ('The Two Ravens'). Aquatint on firm wove paper. With engraved numbering, titles in German, French and English, engraved publisher's addresses and Bodmer's dry stamp in lower white margin. - Plate no. 17 of the famous work Maximilian Prince of Wied's Travels in the Interior of North America, during the years 1832-1834. - Engraved by Paul Legrand after a drawings by Karl Bodmer. - The Minitari are a North American Native American tribe from the Sioux language family. They lived on the upper Missouri River between Heart River and Little Missouri River. - Slightly browned in margins due to paper condition, with small marginal tears, pale brown stains, some rubbing in spots on verso, somewhat soiled, minimal creasing in corners and edges. Good overall. Excellent and nuanced impression.

    Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
  • Karl Bodmer "Assinboin Indians"
    Apr. 24, 2025

    Karl Bodmer "Assinboin Indians"

    Est: $400 - $600

    1832-34, Engraving with aquatint. Framed

    Kiechel Auction
  • Karl Bodmer - Chief of the Blood-Indians, War-Chief of the Piekann Indians, Koutani Indian. 46
    Apr. 19, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Chief of the Blood-Indians, War-Chief of the Piekann Indians, Koutani Indian. 46

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It does not have the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) Swiss
    Apr. 15, 2025

    Karl Bodmer (1809-1893) Swiss

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    ASSINIBOIN INDIANS Tab 32 from Travels in the Interior of North America, 1839-1843, aquatint engraving with full hand coloring, published by Ackermann & Co. London, plate 20 ¼ x 14 ½”, full margins with Bodmer blind stamp lower center, frame 30 x 24” with glass. From the Collection of Urban S. Hirsch III.

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  • KARL BODMER "ASSINIBOIN MAGIC PILE" AQUATINT, 1839
    Apr. 13, 2025

    KARL BODMER "ASSINIBOIN MAGIC PILE" AQUATINT, 1839

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Karl Bodmer (1809-1893 Switzerland) "Magic Pile Erected by the Assiniboin Indians" Aquatint Colored Etching, 1839. Plate "Vig. XV" from "Travels in the Interior of North America", Printer Bougeard, engraver Ch. Vogel, Editeur Arthus Bertrand, Publisher Ackermann & Co., London. Bodmer blindstamp lower center margin over plate impression. Title in German, French and English, Plate impression measures 10 x 12.75" on 16.5x23" sheet. Unframed and loose. Some mat burn in outter margn of impression from previous framing, and scattered light foxing in title portion of impression and in margins outside of plate. Overall strong colors in image and good condition.

    District Auction
  • Karl Bodmer - Blackfoot Chief & Pickann Chief. 45
    Apr. 12, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Blackfoot Chief & Pickann Chief. 45

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Massika, Saki Indian & Wakusasse, Musquake Indian. 3
    Apr. 12, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Massika, Saki Indian & Wakusasse, Musquake Indian. 3

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint Engraving, Mouth of the Fox River (Indiana)
    Apr. 05, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint Engraving, Mouth of the Fox River (Indiana)

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Mouth of the Fox River (Indiana), Tab., 5. Aquatint engraving with original hand color. From: "Travels in the Interior of North America". Paris, London, & Coblenz, 1839-1843. 14" x 17 3/4" sheet. Trimmed, no blindstamp. A gorgeously rendered view of the confluence of the Fox and Wabash Rivers, draped in twilight. Cattle drink from the river on the opposite bank while a flock of Carolina Parakeets return home from a day of flight, in the foreground a Bald Eagle perches on a branch, witnessing the scene unfold. The nature of the landscape gives us a glimpse of an America as it was before the arrival of European settlers.

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  • Karl Bodmer Original Chalk Drawing, Deer in landscape
    Apr. 05, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Original Chalk Drawing, Deer in landscape

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Untitled [Deer in landscape]. Charcoal Drawing. Boarder in gold. 18 1/2" x 23 3/4" sheet.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Fox River, Indiana with Carolina Parrots (Extinct) & Bald Eagle. 5
    Apr. 05, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Fox River, Indiana with Carolina Parrots (Extinct) & Bald Eagle. 5

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Dacota Woman and Assinboi Girl. 9
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Dacota Woman and Assinboi Girl. 9

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Pachtuwa-Chta, An Arrikkara Warrior. 27
    Mar. 29, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Pachtuwa-Chta, An Arrikkara Warrior. 27

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Dance of the Mandan Woman. 28
    Mar. 22, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Dance of the Mandan Woman. 28

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Idols of the Mandan Indians. 25
    Mar. 15, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Idols of the Mandan Indians. 25

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer, A Skin Lodge of an Assiniboin Chief
    Mar. 13, 2025

    Karl Bodmer, A Skin Lodge of an Assiniboin Chief

    Est: $400 - $600

    Karl Bodmer Swiss, (1809 - 1893) A Skin Lodge of an Assiniboin Chief steel plate engraving titled lower center: A Skin Lodge of an Assiniboin Chief

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Karl Bodmer, Mató-Tope: A Mandan Chief
    Mar. 13, 2025

    Karl Bodmer, Mató-Tope: A Mandan Chief

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Karl Bodmer Swiss, (1809 - 1893) Mató-Tope: A Mandan Chief aquatint inscribed lower left, center, and right: Ch Bodmer ad nat. pina / Imp de Bougeard / L. Hurlimann sc. titled lower center: MATÓ-TOPE / Mandan Chef. Chef Mandan / A MANDAN CHIEF embossed lower center: C. BODMER inscribed lower margin: Corbenz bei J. Holscher / London published by Ackermann & C 96 Strand / Paris. Arthus Bertrand, editeur

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Karl Bodmer, Indians Hunting the Bison
    Mar. 13, 2025

    Karl Bodmer, Indians Hunting the Bison

    Est: $400 - $600

    Karl Bodmer Swiss, (1809 - 1893) Indians Hunting the Bison steel plate engraving signed lower left: Ch. Bodmer, pinx. ad nat. inscribed lower right: Eng. by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch titled lower center: Indians Hunting the Bison

    Santa Fe Art Auction
  • Karl Bodmer, Saukie and Fox Indians
    Mar. 13, 2025

    Karl Bodmer, Saukie and Fox Indians

    Est: $400 - $600

    Karl Bodmer Swiss, (1809 - 1893) Saukie and Fox Indians steel plate engraving signed lower left: Ch. Bodmer pinx ad. nat / Eng by Rawdon, Wright & Hatch titled lower center: Saukie and Fox Indians

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  • Karl Bodmer - Niagara Falls. 39
    Mar. 08, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Niagara Falls. 39

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Indian Utensils and Arms. 48
    Mar. 08, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Indian Utensils and Arms. 48

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark (Bodmer is shown in the Image). 26
    Mar. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - The Travellers Meeting with Minatarre Indians near Fort Clark (Bodmer is shown in the Image). 26

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Blackfoot Chief & Pickann Chief. 45
    Feb. 22, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Blackfoot Chief & Pickann Chief. 45

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Fort Mackenzie, August 28, 1883
    Feb. 15, 2025

    Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Fort Mackenzie, August 28, 1883

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Title: Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Fort Mackenzie, August 28, 1883 Dimensions: 16 3/4 x 22 3/4 Framed Dimensions: 24 x 30 x 1 Signature: blind stamp lower center: C. Bodmer

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  • Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Fort Pierre on the Missouri
    Feb. 15, 2025

    Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Fort Pierre on the Missouri

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Title: Karl Bodmer (1809-1893), Fort Pierre on the Missouri Dimensions: 14 x 17 1/8 Framed Dimensions: unframed Signature: blind stamp lower center: C. Bodmer

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  • Karl Bodmer - Missouri Indian, Oto Indian, and Chief of the Puncas. 7
    Feb. 15, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Missouri Indian, Oto Indian, and Chief of the Puncas. 7

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Honneger After Bodmer Indian Prints, 2
    Feb. 13, 2025

    Honneger After Bodmer Indian Prints, 2

    Est: $400 - $600

    Two Johann Jacob Honegger (active in Zurich, 1820-1840) after Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809-1893) Hand-Colored Prints, after the originals from "Travels in the interior of North America, 1832-1834 " published by Ackermann, London, giltwood frames. Images: 13" H x 9" W; frames: 27.5" H x 23.5" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Figural, Figurative, Native American figures, European, Continental School, 19th Century Art, Antiques

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  • Karl Bodmer - Assinboin Indians. 32
    Feb. 08, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Assinboin Indians. 32

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Wahk-Ta-Ge-Li, A Sioux Warrior. 8
    Feb. 08, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Wahk-Ta-Ge-Li, A Sioux Warrior. 8

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Fort Pierre, Tab 10
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Fort Pierre, Tab 10

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Fort Pierre, Tab 10. Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 17 3/4" x 24 1/2" sheet, 28 1/2" x 34 1/2" framed. No Blindstamp. Maximilian and Bodmer stayed four days at Fort Pierre in June 1883 and returned for a comparable visit in April 1834. Bodmer's far view of the fort shows scattered encampments of Sioux outside the walls surrounding the post. The galloping horses at the lower left are related in spirit to the racing scene depicted in Vignette XXX.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies, Tab 38
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies, Tab 38

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies, Tab 38. Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 18" x 24 1/2" sheet, 28 1/2" x 34 1/2" framed. With Blindstamp. Maxmilian's party, aboard the Flora, were initially apprehensive at the approach of the Gros Ventres, who, as it turned out, only wished to trade.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, The White Castles on the Upper Missouri, Tab 37
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, The White Castles on the Upper Missouri, Tab 37

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). The White Castles on the Upper Missouri, Tab 37 (State 1). Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 17 7/8" x 23" sheet, 28 1/2" x 34 1/2" framed. With Blindstamp. In his journal entry for 25 July 1833, Prince Maximilian describes the parties survey of this rock formation: 'we reached a turn in the river, and sailed, for some time, rapidly upwards. This brought us to a remarkable place, where we thought that we saw before us, two white mountain castles. On the mountain of the south bank, there was a thick, snow-white layer, a far-extended stratum of a white sand-stone, which had been partly acted upon by the waters. At the end where it is exposed, being intersected by the valley, two high pieces, in the shape of buildings, had remained standing, and upon them lay remains of a more compact, yellowish red, thinner stratum of sand-stone, which formed the roofs of the united building. On the façade of the whole building, there were small perpendicular slits, which appeared to be so many windows'.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Woman of the Snake-Tribe / Woman of the Cree-Tribe, Tab. 33
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Woman of the Snake-Tribe / Woman of the Cree-Tribe, Tab. 33

    Est: $2,500 - $5,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Woman of the Snake-Tribe / Woman of the Cree-Tribe, Tab. 33. Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 19 5/8" x 25 1/4" sheet. No Blindstamp. Karl Bodmer was a little-known Swiss painter when he was chosen by Prince Maximilian of Prussia to accompany his voyage to America. With the rest of Maximilian's company, the two traveled among the Plains Indians from 1832 to 1834, a time when the Plains and the Rockies were still virtually unknown. They arrived in the West before acculturation had begun to change the lives of the Indians, and Bodmer, who was a protege of the great naturalist von Humboldt, brought a trained ethnologist's eye to the task. The Bodmer/Maximilian collaboration produced a record of their expedition that is incontestably the finest early graphic study of the Plains tribes. These prints rank with the finest Western art in any medium, and they are the most complete record of the Plains Indians before the epidemics of the mid-19th century had decimated their numbers, and before the white man's expansion had taken their lands.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Indian Utensils and Arms, Tab 48
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Indian Utensils and Arms, Tab 48

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Indian Utensils and Arms, Tab 48. Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 16 1/4" x 21 1/4" visible, 23 1/2" x 28" framed. With Blindstamp. This carefully composed sample of Native American artifacts is based on drawings made of items that Prince Maximilian purchased and brought back to Europe as well as belongings sketched by Bodmer in situ and retained by their original Indian owners. This grouping of objects includes 2. stone knife found near New Harmony, Indiana; 4. gunstock type club; 5. lance, Sauk and Fox Tribe; 6. shield; 8. rawhide storage container, Cheyenne Tribe; 9. moccasins, Iroquois Tribe; 10. quiver, bow and arrows, Crow or Sioux Tribe; 12. pipe, Mandan Tribe; 14 ball, Mandan or Hidatsa Tribe; 15. hoop and pole game, Mandan Tribe; 16. war whistle, Mandan Tribe; 17. drum, Mandan Tribe; 18. moccasins, Sioux Tribe.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Winter Village of the Minatarres, Tab 26
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Winter Village of the Minatarres, Tab 26

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Winter Village of the Minatarres, Tab 26. Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 14 1/2" x 17 1/2" visible, 25 1/2" x 28 1/2" framed. With Blindstamp. In November 1833 Maximilian and Bodmer went to a Hidatsa (labeled "Minatarre" on the print) winter village near Fort Clark on the Knife River; the two men spent several days there. It was here Bodmer executed this striking winter scene. Composed of roughly eighty households closely packed amidst the sheltering timber, this was the largest Hidatsa settlement on the Knife River. The figures in this scene are gathered around watching a pair of young men play the hoop and pole game, one of the most popular games amongst Native Americans. "Like the Mandan, the Minitari go into the forest on either side of the Missouri in winter, where they find fuel, and protection against the inclement weather. Their winter villages are in the thickest parts of the forest, and the huts are built near to each other, promiscuously , and without any attempt at order or regularity." - Maximilian Prince of Wied

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Idols of the Mandans, Tab 25
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Idols of the Mandans, Tab 25

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Idols of the Mandans, Tab 25. Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 17" x 14" visible, 25 1/2" x 22 1/2" framed. With Blindstamp. This tableau stands as a significant image of early ethnographic interest in Native American cultures, and particularly illuminates the spiritual life of the Mandan tribe. It provides a valuable insight into the respectful and meticulous approach Bodmer took in documenting indigenous cultures, rendering them with a depth and complexity that challenges and enriches our understanding of these societies.

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Fort Mackenzie, August 28th 1833, Tab 42
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Fort Mackenzie, August 28th 1833, Tab 42

    Est: $10,000 - $15,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Fort Mackenzie, August 28th 1833, Tab 42 (State 4). Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 16" x 20 1/2" visible, 24" x 28 1/2" framed. With Blindstamp. Not quite three weeks after their arrival at Fort McKenzie, Maximilian and Bodmer witnessed from the rampart of the fort a surprise attack by almost six hundred Assiniboins and Crees on the Blackfeet camp outside the fortress walls. Maximilian described the early morning. "On the 28th of August, at break of day, we were awakened by musket-shot....When we entered the court-yard of the forest, all our people were in motion, and some were firing from the roofs. On ascending it, we saw the whole prairie covered with Indians on foot and on horseback, who were firing at the fort; and on the hills were several detached bodies...They [Assiniboins and Crees] had cut up the tents of the Blackfeet with knives, discharged their guns and arrows at them, and killed or wounded many of the inmates, roused from their sleep by this unexpected attack."

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  • Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Fort Union, Tab 28
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer Aquatint, Fort Union, Tab 28

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    BODMER, Karl (1809-1893). Fort Union, Tab 28 (State 1). Aquatint engravings with original hand color. From Travels of the Interior of North America. Paris, 1832-1843. 17 7/8" x 24 1/2" sheet, 28 1/2" x 34 1/2" framed. With Blindstamp. Maximilian and Bodmer arrived at Fort Union, near the junction of the Yellowstone and Missouri rivers, on 24 June 1833, and stayed there until July 6, when they departed to continue upriver to Fort McKenzie. In September of the same year, they returned to Fort Union, pausing at the post for a month before continuing downriver to Fort Clark.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Chief of the Blood-Indians, War-Chief of the Piekann Indians, Koutani Indian. 46
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Chief of the Blood-Indians, War-Chief of the Piekann Indians, Koutani Indian. 46

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It does not have the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Beaver Hut, on the Missouri. 17
    Feb. 01, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Beaver Hut, on the Missouri. 17

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has he blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer: Reisen in das innere Nord-Amerika 1832-1834: Mappenwerk
    Jan. 30, 2025

    Karl Bodmer: Reisen in das innere Nord-Amerika 1832-1834: Mappenwerk

    Est: €8,000 - €10,000

    BODMER, KARL 1809 Zürich - 1893 Paris nach Titel: Reisen in das innere Nord-Amerika 1832-1834. Mappenwerk:. "Bodmer's America. Karl Bodmer's Illustrations to Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied's Travels in the Interior of North America 1832-1834". Nach der Natur gezeichnet und in Paris unter der Leitung des Künstlers zwischen 1836 und 1843 gestochen. Gedruckt nach den Originalplatten in der Sammlung des Joslyn Art Museum und herausgegeben von Alecto Historical Editions London. London: Alecto Historical Editions, [1991]. Nummer 21 von 125 Exemplaren. Buchdruck-Titelblatt, Inhaltsverzeichnis und 81 Tafeln in fünf Mappen, alle in der großen Klappschachtel der Ausgabe mit Papieretiketten untergebracht. Die 81 Tafeln umfassen 48 Tableau- und XXXIII Vignetten-Tafeln, jeweils Aquatinta mit gehöhtem Handkolorit, betitelt unter dem Bild in Englisch, Französisch und Deutsch und Prägestempel, rückseitig nochmals gestempelt und nummeriert. Blattgröße jeweils 69 x 56,5 cm. Dazu gehörig außerhalb der Mappe die "Reise Charte des Prinzen Maximilian zu Wied in inneren Nord America" (Nachdruck), Blattgröße 65,5 x 99 cm Provenienz: Privatbesitz, Deutschland. Nach ihrer Rückkehr nach Europa ließen Karl Bodmer und Prinz Maximilian die Platten in Paris präparieren und das Werk wurde erstmals 1839 und 1841 in Koblenz in deutscher Sprache als Reise in das innere Nord-Amerika in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834 in zwei Bänden veröffentlicht und anschließend in Paris und in englischer Sprache unter dem Titel "Travels in the Interior of North America" herausgegeben. Die Druckplatten dieses umfangreichen Werks wurden in den 1950er Jahren auf Schloss Wied wiederentdeckt und dem Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, gespendet, das die größte Sammlung von Originalwerken und Drucken von Bodmer beherbergt. Das Joslyn arbeitete mit Alecto Historical Editions zusammen, um dieses großartige Faksimile 1989 unter Verwendung der Originalplatten in einer Auflage von 125 Exemplaren herzustellen. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction. Explanations to the Catalogue Karl Bodmer Switzerland Romantic-realistic school Classicism 19th C. Graphics America Print American Indians

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  • Karl Bodmer "Cleveland Lighthouse" Aquatint
    Jan. 29, 2025

    Karl Bodmer "Cleveland Lighthouse" Aquatint

    Est: $100 - $200

    Johann Carl "Karl" Bodmer (Swiss/French, 1809-1893). Aquatint etching with hand-coloring titled "Cleveland Lighthouse on the Lake Erie," state one, vig. 32 from "Travels in the Interior of North America," ca. 1832-1843. With a C. Bodmer blindstamp. Published in Paris by Arthus Bertrand, in Coblenz by Jakob Hoelscher, and in London by Ackerman & Co.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Mehkskeme-Sukahs, Blackfoot Chief & Tatsicki-Stomick, Pickann Chief
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Mehkskeme-Sukahs, Blackfoot Chief & Tatsicki-Stomick, Pickann Chief

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies, on the upper Missouri. 38
    Jan. 25, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Camp of the Gros Ventres of the Prairies, on the upper Missouri. 38

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Fox River, Indiana with Carolina Parrots (Extinct) & Bald Eagle. 5
    Jan. 18, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Fox River, Indiana with Carolina Parrots (Extinct) & Bald Eagle. 5

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Herd of Bisons on the upper Missouri. 40
    Jan. 18, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Herd of Bisons on the upper Missouri. 40

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Herd of Bisons & Elks on the Missouri. 47
    Jan. 11, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Herd of Bisons & Elks on the Missouri. 47

    Est: $2,000 - $4,000

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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  • Karl Bodmer - Pachtuwa-Chta, An Arrikkara Warrior. 27
    Jan. 11, 2025

    Karl Bodmer - Pachtuwa-Chta, An Arrikkara Warrior. 27

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    This rare aquatint engraving is from Karl Bodmer's Travels in the Interior of North America or Voyage Dans l’Intérieur De l’Amérique Du Nord Executé Pendant les Années 1832, 1833 et 1834. The work was published in Paris, Coblentz and London between 1839 and 1842. It has the blind stamp. Karl Bodmer's images show great versatility and technical virtuosity and give us a uniquely accomplished and detailed picture of a previously little understood (and soon to vanish) way of life. Swiss-born Bodmer was engaged by Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied specifically to provide a record of his travels in North America, principally among the Plains Indians. In the company of David Dreidoppel (Prince Maximilian's servant and hunting companion), their travels in North America were to last from 1832 to 1834. They arrived in Boston in July 1832, traveled on to Philadelphia, where they stayed with Napoleon Bonaparte's elder brother Joseph. From here they headed west across Pennsylvania across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and the Ohio country, visiting all the important German settlements en route. Their most important stop on their route west was at the utopian colony of New Harmony in Indiana. The Prince spent five months there in the company of some of the country's leading scientific men, and studying all the relevant literature on backcountry America. On 24 March 1833 the party reached St. Louis, Missouri, and the start of the journey into Indian country.

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