1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Biche et Faon is a 1851 ink by Karl Bodmer, a Romanticism work, depicting Deer, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a doe and a fawn standing in a forest clearing. The doe turns to look at us while the fawn nurses. Sunlight filters through the trees, catching the soft fur and dappled shadows. Karl Bodmer made this in the 1830s while exploring the American West. Many of his prints show animals and landscapes he saw on these trips. He loved detail, and you can almost feel the textures—fur, bark, leaves. Look next at Bodmer, Karl.
Johann Carl Bodmer (11 February 1809 – 30 October 1893) was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter.
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