Karl Bodmer. Reise in das inner Nord-America in den Jaharen. Published by Prince Maximilian zu Wied, Paris, Coblenz and London: c. 1839-42. Aquatint engraving.

Original color on wove paper.
Full margins.

Especially interesting this rare nocturnal scene uses the velvety
black tones of the aquatint engraving to full advantage. A moonlit scene showing a figure approaching a Mandan shrine. The hide wrapped poles to the Mandan represent the sun and the moon.

$4,500.

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