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Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl by Karl Bodmer

Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl

Karl Bodmer

Title

Dacota Woman and Assiniboin Girl

Artist

Karl Bodmer

1809 - 1893 (biography)

Year

1839 -43

Technique

hand colored engraving and aquatint, heightened with gum arabic

Image Size

19 1/2 x 14 3/8" platemark

Signature

engraved beneath the image: Carl Bodmer pinx ad nat.

Edition Size

circa 300

Annotations

engraved beneath the image, within the platemark: "Carl Bodmer pinx: ad nat" (painted in nature) / "Imp. Bougeard" / Desmadryl sculp." followed by "Dacota Indianerin un Assiniboin Madchen" - "Indienne Dacota et Jeune Fille Assiniboine" / "Dacota Woman and

Reference

Tableau 9; Thomas/Ronnefeldt, illus: page 47

Paper

heavy antique-white wove

State

published

Publisher

Coblenz (Ger.); Ackermann (Eng.) Arthus Bertrand (Fr.)

Inventory ID

17751

Price

$3,500.00

Description

An image from the portfolio “Travels in the Interior of North America Between 1832 and 1834” by Prince Maximilian of Weid, Germany, after Karl Bodmer's watercolors. The portfolio consisted of 48 folio size and 31 vignettes. Originally titled in German, French and English (this impression is titled in all 3 languages). It has the blindstamp: “C. Bodmer / Direct”.

This image is a portrait of a Teton Sioux woman and a captured Assiniboine girl. The woman, Chan-Ccha-Nia-Teuin, was painted by Bodmer at the Sioux agency on June 1, 1833 at Fort Pierre, S. Dakota. She would not sell her leather dress to Maximilian, but did sell the buffalo robe. The Assiniboine girl is wearing a hide dress with beadwork and fringe, over leggings.

The watercolor that this aquatint and etching is based on is illustrated on page 47 of “People of the First Man”, Davis Thomas, 1976, E.P. Dutoon & Co.

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