皮毛商人在密苏里河上顺流而下

George Caleb Bingham American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 758

密苏里河发源于加拿大边境,流至圣路易斯时汇入密西西比河,在密苏里长大的宾汉对这条大河上的生活有亲身体验。来自北部荒野的人靠顺流而下的独木舟进行交通和运输,此图中的独木舟由一位上了年纪的法裔商人掌舵,一旁休息的儿子以一杆步枪护航(他的父母分别是印第安人和欧洲裔美国人),两人要去市场售卖他们的皮毛货物。穿不透的薄雾和沉默笼罩着画面,令人陶醉。事实上,宾汉描绘的这种经商方式在十九世纪中期早已过时,但这幅画在纽约展出时还是深深地吸引住了东部的观众。

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, George Caleb Bingham (American, Augusta County, Virginia 1811–1879 Kansas City, Missouri), Oil on canvas, American

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