Featured in this lot is this large aquatint etching called "Black foot - Chief & Piekann - Chief by Karl Bodmer born 1809 and died 1893 and shows the blind stamp at the center bottom of the etching, The Tableau number 45. The etching shows two Native men from different tribes the first is Mehkskeme-Sukahs a Blackfoot Chief and the other is Tatsicki-Stomick a Piekann Chief both of them are looking to their left and wearing traditional Native garments bother with beaded decoration and appearing to be constructed from hide. The etching reads as follows: Ch. Bodmer pinx. ad nat. - Imp. de Bougeard - Allats sculp. - Mehkskeme-Sukahs - Tatsicki-Stomick - Blackfoot Chef - Chef des Pieds-noirs - Pickann-chef - Chef des Pickanns - Blackfoot-Chief - Pickann-Chief - Coblenz bei J. Holscher - London, published by Ackermann & Co. go Strand - Paris, Arthur Bertrand editeur. The frame is professionally crafted with a gold coloration with two orange lined decoration to the rims of the frame. Johann Carl Bodmer was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator and hunter. Known as Karl Bodmer 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 framed aquatint etching is good with no obvious signs of damage to the artwork or the frame and in good overall condition. The measurements of this framed etching are 25" x 28 1/2" and the visible art measures 15" x 19". 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. Identification#: E1101.