1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Oie, Heron is a 1851 ink by Karl Bodmer, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two birds near water. The top bird is a goose standing on a muddy bank, facing left. The bottom bird is a heron, also by the water, facing right. Both are drawn in simple lines with some shading. The artist focused on nature and quiet moments. The lines are light but detailed, showing feathers and wet ground. Look up etching to see how this kind of drawing was made.
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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