Featured in this lot is this lithograph from Tab. 40 by artist Karl Bodmer, born 1809 and passed in 1893; the piece is circa 1839. The piece clearly shows the original Karl Bodmer blind stamp and is an outstanding authentic original. The lithograph features a profusely decorative depiction of a herd of bison travelling out of the wetlands and into the highlands of the high desert. Johann Carl Bodmer (1809-1893) was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. Karl Bodmer was known in literature and paintings as a Swiss and French citizen; his name was recorded as Johann Karl Bodmer and Jean-Charles Bodmer, respectively. The condition of this hand colored litho is good and well preserved, with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this framed lithograph are 28 1/4" x 31" and the visible art measures 14 1/4" x 17 1/2". Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection and collected by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce also was the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery.