For your consideration is this framed black and white lithograph of a famous image done by Karl Bodmer titled, "Wahk-Ta-Ge-Li, A Sioux Warrior". Johann Carl Bodmer (1809 – 1830) was a Swiss-French printmaker, etcher, lithographer, zinc engraver, draughtsman, painter, illustrator, and hunter. Known as Karl Bodmer in literature and paintings, after 1843, likely as a result of the birth of his son Charles-Henry Barbizon, he began to sign his works K. Bodmer. He is best known in the United States as a painter who captured the American West of the 19th century. He painted extremely accurate works of its inhabitants and landscape. He accompanied the German explorer, Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied, from 1832 through 1834 on his Missouri River expedition. Bodmer was hired as an artist by Maximilian in order to accompany his expedition and record images of cities, rivers, towns, and peoples they saw along the way, including the many tribes of Native Americans along the Missouri River and in that region for his book. The lithograph shows the Sioux warrior standing and looking into the distance as he holds his axe in his left hand and wears a hide blanket over his right arm. He is also wearing a feather adornment on his head with hide pants and moccasins. Beneath the litho it reads, "Wahk-Ta-Ge-Li, A Sioux Warrior". The lithograph shows good quality work and is set behind glass in a wooden frame and matted once. The artwork is in good condition with no signs of obvious damage. The frame shows good condition as well with one corner of the frame being loose. The art measures 15 1/2" L x 10" W. The entire piece measures 21 5/8" L x 15 1/4" W.