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Caribou, North of Banff (Mountain Caribou)
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Caribou, North of Banff (Mountain Caribou)

Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1940
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 18 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (46.4 x 33.7 cm) frame: 23 1/16 x 18 1/16 x 2 1/8 in. (58.6 x 45.9 x 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the 2002 Collectors Circle, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vaughn, Ms. Gina Granger, Mr. Dick Heise and Mr. Clarke Nelson
Object numberM2001.164
ClassificationsPainting
Signed lower right, C. Rungius.
Categorywildlife
On View
On view
DescriptionA grisaille painting of four caribou in rocky mountain setting. The largest caribou in the foreground looks off to the left. The painting is done en grisaille, only grey, black and white colors are used. Printed in Dan McCowan, A Naturalist in Canada, 1942, as "Mountain Caribou."