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Comerciantes de peles descendo o Missouri

1845
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 731
Depois de ter passado sua infância no Missouri, Bingham tinha conhecimento direto da vida nas margens do grande rio que nasce perto da fronteira canadense e se une ao Mississippi, em St. Louis. Um velho comerciante francês procedente das terras virgens do Norte guia sua canoa. Reclinado sobre a engrenagem, seu filho (mestiço de ascendência índia e europeia) fica de guarda com um rifle enquanto ambos flutuam corrente abaixo rumando para o local onde venderão suas peles. O silêncio e a névoa, impenetrável e encantada, impregnam a cena. De fato, em meados do século XIX, o comércio de peles já não funcionava assim, mas o quadro cativou os habitantes da costa leste dos Estados Unidos quando foi exibido em Nova Iorque.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Comerciantes de peles descendo o Missouri
  • Artista: George Caleb Bingham, americano, 1811–1879
  • Data: 1845
  • Meio: Óleo sobre tela
  • Dimensões: 73,7 x 92,7 cm
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Morris K. Jesup, 1933
  • Número de acesso: 33.61
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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