Karl Bodmer, Le Matin

Karl Bodmer

Swiss · 1809–1893 · Painter, Printmaker

Johann Carl Bodmer was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. Known as Karl Bodmer in literature and… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Karl Bodmer, Blackfoot Warrior, Fort McKenzie, 1833, pencil on paperBlackfoot Warrior, Fort McKenzieBonhams · $25,000≈ £17,175≈ €22,165Sign up to see
  2. Karl Bodmer, Interior of a Hut of a Mandan Chief, Hand colored aquatintInterior of a Hut of a Mandan ChiefScottsdale Art Auction · $7,020≈ £5,618≈ €6,566Sign up to see
  3. Karl Bodmer, Abdih-Hiddisch, Hand colored aquatintAbdih-HiddischScottsdale Art Auction · $5,850≈ £4,681≈ €5,472Sign up to see

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Johann Carl Bodmer was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. Known as Karl Bodmer in literature and paintings, 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.

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Born 1809, ZurichDied 1893, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, Illustrator, PhotographerWikidata Q124099 ↗ULAN 500006745 ↗Museum works 24

Barbizon school

Also known as Bodmer, Carl Bodmer, Charles Bodmer, Jean-Charles Bodmer, Johann Carl Bodmer, K. Bodmer, Karl (1809-1893) Bodmer

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Karl Bodmer, Le Matin
Le Matinlithograph on Japan paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, Daims dans un Parc
Daims dans un Parcetching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, Les Deux Herons
Les Deux Heronsetching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, Cerf Dix-Cors
Cerf Dix-Corslithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, A l'abri du givre
A l'abri du givrelithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, Faisans
Faisanschiaroscuro lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, A Forest Clearing
A Forest Clearing
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Karl Bodmer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, A Stop; Evening Bivouac
A Stop; Evening Bivouac
Joslyn Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Joslyn Art Museum
Karl Bodmer, Untitled
Untitled1836
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Karl Bodmer, Sioux tipis
Sioux tipis1833
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Karl Bodmer, Indians hunting the bison.
Indians hunting the bison.1839
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Karl Bodmer, Confluence of the Fox River and the Wabash in Indiana.
Confluence of the Fox River and the Wabash in Indiana.1832
Joslyn Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Joslyn Art Museum
Karl Bodmer, Oaks and Wild Boars
Oaks and Wild Boars1865
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Karl Bodmer, Le Matin
Le Matin
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Karl Bodmer, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, In the Forest
In the Forest1851 · Lithograph in black on chine, laid down on white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Hannan Fund — public domain (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, Deliverance of the Daughters of Daniel Boone and Callaway, plate two from Histoire des Premiere Colons d'Amerique
Deliverance of the Daughters of Daniel Boone and Callaway, plate two from Histoire des Premiere Colons d'Amerique1852 · Tint lithograph on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Karl Bodmer, Peacocks on a Bough
Peacocks on a Boughc. 1870 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Karl Bodmer, Flying Geese
Flying Geese1873 · Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Karl Bodmer, Fox on the Prowl
Fox on the Prowl1840/49 · Lithograph on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Karl Bodmer, The Morning: Stags and Does
The Morning: Stags and Does1858 · Tint lithograph on white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Karl Bodmer, Animals and Landscape after Nature:  Wild Boar in a Pond
Animals and Landscape after Nature: Wild Boar in a Pondc. 1850 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Tom L. Johnson in memory of Bea Johnson Smit…
Karl Bodmer, Canards (Ducks)
Canards (Ducks) c. 1860 · lithograph on chine collé
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake — Open Access (CC0)
Karl Bodmer, Deer at Rest
Deer at Restc. 1860 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection — Open Acc…
Karl Bodmer, Landscape with Deer
Landscape with Deerc. 1840 · lithograph
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jane and Robert Lewis in memory of Leona E. …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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