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Mercanti di pelli discendono il corso del Missouri

1845
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 731
Bingham crebbe in Missouri e conosceva in prima persona la vita del grande fiume che nasce vicino al confine col Canada e si getta nel Mississippi a Saint Louis. Il viaggio dalle terre desolate del nord si compiva su un’agile canoa, che qui vediamo guidata da un vecchio commerciante francese mentre il figlio disteso la difende armato di un fucile piatto (nato da genitori indiani d’America e americani d’origine europea) durante il viaggio verso valle per vendere le pelli. Foschia e silenzio, magici e impenetrabili, caratterizzano la scena. In realtà Bingham descrisse una forma di commercio da tempo superata intorno alla metà dell’Ottocento, ma il quadro incantò gli abitanti della costa orientale che lo ammirarono quando fu esibito a New York.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Mercanti di pelli discendono il corso del Missouri
  • Artista: George Caleb Bingham, Americano, 1811-1879
  • Data: 1845
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 73,7 x 92,7 cm
  • Crediti: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1933
  • Numero d'inventario: 33.61
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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