Fur Traders Descending the Missouri | George Caleb Bingham | 1845 17th Century In this richly detailed and

In this richly detailed and vibrant painting

1912) depicts a quiet

and carefully observed domestic details create a sense of privacy and natural ease

Gustav Bauernfeind's 1890 print

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri | George Caleb Bingham | 1845 17th Century In this richly detailed andOne 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