Cutoff-River. Branch of the Wabash

by Karl Bodmer

$750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

A highly dramatic scene that amply displays Bodmer's love of the natural landscape. A day's excursion on a little frequented tributary of the Wabash draws to a close, the light is fading, the artist leaves his canoe wedged against a half-submerged tree-trunk long enough to make one final sketch before heading home. A Turkey Vulture settles down to roost. During Prince Maximilian's five month stay at New Harmony, Indiana, Bodmer had ample opportunity to explore the surrounding landscape. The

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