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reflecting the high social status and the introspective nature of the subject
A contemplative young woman
The scene is imbued with a sense of calm
Through her expressive brushwork and luminous palette
Printed with careful attention to detail
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri | George Caleb Bingham | 1845 Size:24"x18" reflecting the high social statusOne of Bingham's most famous paintings, this work is owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Painted around 1845 in the style called luminism by some historians of American art, it was originally entitled, French Trader, Half breed Son. The American Art Union thought the title potentially controversial and renamed it when it was first exhibited. It reflected the reality of fur trappers and traders frequently marrying Native American women
