1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Deux Ours is a 1851 ink by Karl Bodmer, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two bears in a wooded area. One bear is climbing a tree, reaching up with its front paw. The other bear stands below, looking up at its companion. The background has bushes, a hillside, and a distant line that looks like a river or horizon. The artist used fine lines to show fur texture and leaf details. This style fits the Romantic era, which loved nature scenes. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Bodmer made prints.
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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