Karl Bodmer

Karl Bodmer
Published in G. Schéfer (ed.), Galerie contemporaine, littéraire, artistique (1877), OCLC , Public domain

(1809–1893) Swiss-French artist (1809–1893)

Karl Bodmer (Switzerland, 1809–1893) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a draughtsman, and a photographer. By year of birth, Karl Bodmer belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.

Karl Bodmer was born in Zurich and died in Paris. Wikidata associates Karl Bodmer with Barbizon school. Karl Bodmer became a member of Barbizon school. Karl Bodmer was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour.

The catalogue has 54 works by Karl Bodmer with free images. The dated works span the years 1832–1865. Works by Karl Bodmer are held by National Gallery of Art, Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Joslyn Art Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts Boston.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include August von Bayer, Charles Gleyre, William Henry Bartlett, Jan Ksawery Kaniewski, and Ernst Deger.