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Rungius Studio Collection, Courtesy of Glenbow
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The Last of the Band
Rungius Studio Collection, Courtesy of Glenbow

The Last of the Band

Artist/Maker, United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1901
MediumGouache and Ink on Paper*
Dimensions18 x 12 in.*
Credit LineLocation Unknown
Object numberCC.0167
ClassificationsPainting
Signed
lower right, C. Rungius
Subject
Categorywildlife
ProvenanceThe artist; Doubleday, Page & Co.
Illustration

Maximilian Foster. In the Forest: Tales of Wood Life. Doubleday, Page & Co., 1901, illustrated facing p. 120. 

DescriptionBull bison, heading away from viewer, turns his head back to look in our direction. Rest of the herd is seen just beyond him in the distance, mountains beyond. At least five bison depicted.Bibliography