Coloured lithography "Tipi of an Assiniboin Chief" ·  Salathé & Hürlimann · ID: 3043348

Description

Genre painting: three tipis and group of figures, vast landscape and cloud formations in the background, printed: “Ch. Bodmer pina at nat.” - “Imp. de Bougeard” - “Salathé & Hurlimann sc.”, title (ger./fr./engl.), passepartout in green linen, glazed/framed, m: 32 cm x 23 cm/48,5 cm x 40,5 cm (including frame), slightly yellowed.
By Friedrich Salathé and Johann Hürlimann after a watercolour/aquatinta by Karl Bodmer, in: M. zu Wied-Neuwied, “Reise in das Innere Nord-America, 1839-41.

Although born to German speaking Swiss parents, Karl Bodmer settled near Paris upon his return to Europe from America. He became a citizen of France and thereafter signed his art as “Ch.” or “Charles” Bodmer.

The object Coloured lithography “Tipi of an Assiniboin Chief” with the object ID 3043348 was last part of the auction 88th Tribal Art Auction at March 10, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 115 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied (ed.), "Reise in das Innere Nord-America, Coblenz, Paris, London, 1839-41 (several volumes)