Karl Bodmer: career timeline
Swiss · 1809–1893 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 8 of 32 lots (26% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 4 | 3 | $2.9kSign up | Engraving |
| 1840s | 4 | 2 | $483Sign up | Etching |
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1830s 4 works
- Sold
- 3 of 4
- Median
- $2.9kSign up
- Average
- $9.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 8 × 10 in (20 × 26 cm)
- Mediums
- Engraving (1), Drawing (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1830 Western Penitentiary, near Pittsburgh, Date: c. 1830, hand coloredResult not published
1833 Blackfoot Warrior, Fort McKenzie$25kSign up
1834 Fort Clark on the Missouri (February 1834)$2.9kSign up
1839 Pachtuwa-Chta (An Arrikkara Warrior), 1839$585Sign up
1840s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $483Sign up
- Average
- $483Sign up
- Typical size
- 12 × 15 in (31 × 38 cm)
- Mediums
- Etching (2), Other (1), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1840 dated 1840-1844 with the correct Bodmer blind stamp centered at the bottom of theResult not published
1840 Ischoha-Kakoschochata (Dance of the Mandan Indians), 1840$715Sign up
c. 1840 EntenfamilieUnsold
1841 Dog-Sledges of the Mandan Indians, pl. 29, from Travels in the Interior of North America$250Sign up
Creation date not recorded
23 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $3.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 21 × 19.5 in (53 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
sold 2007 Stag in the Forest$5kSign up
sold 2007 Missouri Indian$1.1kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 7 works
- Sold
- 7 of 7
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $4.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 16.5 in (36 × 42 cm)
- Mediums
- Aquatint (6), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2017 Noapeh & Psihdja-Sahpa$5.3kSign up
sold 2017 Abdih-Hiddisch$5.8kSign up
sold 2017 Pehriska-Ruhpa$5.8kSign up
sold 2017 Interior of a Hut of a Mandan Chief$7kSign up
sold 2017 Dacota Indinerin Und Assinisibion Madchen Indienne Dacota Et Jeune Fille Assinisibion$3.5kSign up
sold 2017 Mehkskeme-Sukahs and Tatsicki-Stomick$3.5kSign up
Show 1 more (2010s)
sold 2018 Scalp Dance of the Minitarres$3.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 14 works
- Sold
- 2 of 14
- Median
- $1.1kSign up
- Average
- $1.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 14 × 17 in (36 × 44 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Aquatint (4), Engraving (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2021 Fort Union on the MissouriResult not published
sold 2021 UntitledResult not published
sold 2022 Herds of Bisons and Elks on the Upper MissouriResult not published
sold 2022 UntitledResult not published · sold 2×
sold 2022 Featured in this lot is this aquatintedResult not published
sold 2022 Featured in this lot is thisResult not published
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Bison-Dance of the Mandan Indians$1.5kSign up
sold 2022 Fort Union on the MissouriResult not published
sold 2023 Tab. 33, Woman of the Snake-Tribe, Woman of the Cree-TribeResult not published
sold 2025 Winter Village of the Minatarres$585Sign up
sold 2026 View of the Stone WallsResult not published
sold 2026 Encampment of the Piekmann Indians Near Fort McKenzieResult not published
…and 2 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Karl Bodmer auction results →