“Mahsette-Kuiuab, Chief of the Cree”
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“Mahsette-Kuiuab, Chief of the Cree” |
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3724 | |
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Artist: |
Bodmer, Karl (Carl) | ||||
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Swiss 1809-1893 | ||||
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Aquatint with hand coloring | ||||
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1839 | ||||
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Image area - 8 1/8" x 5 3/4" (20.6 x 14.6 cm); plate mark is 12 7/8" x 9 3/4" (32.7 x 24.8 cm); sheet size - 24" x 17 1/2" (61 x 44.5 cm) Full original Sheet | ||||
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Aquatint, hand colored, vignette #22, second state, (with the date of Jan. 1st, 1839 added to the inscriptions,)1839-41, printed by Bougeard, Paris, for issue with the journal "Travels in the Interior of North America in the Years 1832-34," by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied. Sheet titles in English, French and German, "Carl Bodmer/Direct" embossed blind stamp, lower center; "C. Bodmer pinx ad nat." (left), "imp de Bougeard" center, "Tavernier, Sculp..", right. French, English and German publishers printed lower (Published by Ackermann and Co., 96 Strand, London). Printed on heavy velum paper,. Traces of varnish over the hand coloring. | (click on image for photos) |
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Having reached the far point of the upriver journey at Fort McKenzie (near Great Falls, Montana), they returned down river to evade the approaching winter of 1833, arriving at Fort Union (near Williston, North Dakota) on September 29, 1833. Here Bodmer did the wash sketch of the powerful Cree medicine man known to the French as “le Sonnant”. Mahsette used a bear scalp as a charm and was highly respected for his ability to tell the future. Maximilian has a detailed entry about him dated October 16-29, 1833. Bodmer had to make a hasty sketch using pencil and wash on paper as the chief would not sit still due to the light bothering his eyes. The right eye had an affliction which the engraver of the aquatint depicted as “clouded” such as might be seen of a cataract. | ||||
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Old tape hinges at top of sheet, old mounting tape residues at bottom of the sheet,all on the back side. Small paper losses at the sheet edges up to 3/8" deep, particularly at the corners - 1/2" of upper right corner missing. Thin spot on the back side near the blind stamp location; A few light stains in the left sheet margin with two inside the plate edge. Age toning to the sheet front and rear; old mat burn around the sheet 2" outside the platemark, 3 handling creases in the image area - upper right, lower right and center left. Full original sheet except for the losses. Matted in new 100% rag mats, corner mounts. | ||||
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$1,475 | Status: Available | |||