Artwork
Ein Monitari Indianer
Ein Monitari Indianer is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Karl Bodmer. It dates from 1839 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Ein Monitari Indianer is a lithograph created by Karl Bodmer in 1839. The work is a representation of a Native American figure, documented during Bodmer's travels.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a Native American man standing in a landscape, wearing a fringed cloak and holding a staff adorned with a feather. His attire and accessories indicate affiliation with a particular tribe, although the specific tribe is not definitively identified.
Technique & Style
Executed in a romantic style, the lithograph showcases attention to detail and texture. Bodmer's skill as a printmaker is evident in the rendering of the subject's clothing and the surrounding landscape.
History & Provenance
Karl Bodmer, a Swiss-French artist, produced the work during his period of extensive travel and documentation of Indigenous peoples. Prior to relocating to France, Bodmer worked in Germany, where his skills in printmaking, painting, and illustration were developed.
Artist & collection
Artist
Johann Carl Bodmer (11 February 1809 – 30 October 1893) was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter.
