A Forest Clearing

Karl Bodmer

Associated Names
Karl Bodmer

Artist, Swiss, 1809 - 1893

The image shows a forest scene with tall trees and dense foliage forming a canopy. The etching style depicts detailed textures of tree bark and leaves in varying shades of gray. The ground is depicted with fine strokes, suggesting lush undergrowth, while trees in the distance fade into a densely packed composition, creating an expansive forest setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.2 × 30.2 cm (15 7/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.6 × 36.4 cm (19 15/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.95.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil 1894, no. 23, State iv/iv

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1894

  • Delteil, Loys. "Karl Bodmer" L'Artiste (1894), no. 23, iv/iv, no. 2: 134-143.

2014

  • Teeuwisse, Nicolaas. Selected Works. Berlin, 2014: no. 13

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: a mon ami Giacomelli / Bodmer; lower center in graphite: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77007128

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