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After Karl Bodmer
Ten Watercolors
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$1,700
Live Auction
Western Paintings and Sculpture including Contemporary Native American Art Session I
Size
various sizes: largest 16 x 12 inches; smallest 11 x 8 1/2 inches
Description
After Karl Bodmer
Ten Watercolors
watercolor on paper
various sizes: largest 16 x 12 inches; smallest 11 x 8 1/2 inches
Property being sold to benefit the Mission and Vision of the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, Taos, New Mexico
Condition
Each framed and matted behind glass. Largest frame: 25 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches. Smallest frame: 22 x 16 1/2 inches
Provenance
Provenance:
Private Collection
This group of ten watercolors after originals by Karl Bodmer, beautifully framed and matted, appear to be at least a century old. Perhaps copied from the widely popular folios of Bodmer’s Native American subjects that were printed in his lifetime and after, great care was taken in these paintings to capture the vibrance and flavor of the originals. They are skillfully painted.
-James D. Balestrieri