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Trappeur sur le Missouri

1845
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 731
Bingham a grandi au Missouri et connaissait bien la vie sur le grand fleuve, qui prend naissance près de la frontière canadienne et rejoint le Mississippi, à Saint Louis. Depuis les vastes forêts du nord, ce vieux trappeur français dirige sa pirogue, tandis que son fils (métis indien) monte une garde détendue, armé d’une carabine. Le but du voyage est le marché aux fourrures, en aval. La scène, enveloppée de brumes et d’un silence impénétrable, paraît irréelle. Cette forme de commerce avait depuis longtemps disparu au milieu du XIXe siècle, mais la toile fascina les New-Yorkais à l’exposition du tableau.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Trappeur sur le Missouri
  • Artiste: George Caleb Bingham, Américain, 1811–1879
  • Date: 1845
  • Technique: Huile sur toile
  • Dimensions: 73,7 x 92,7 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Morris K. Jesup, 1933
  • Accession Number: 33.61
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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