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In the Clouds
In the Clouds

In the Clouds

Alternate Title(s)
  • Sheep Trail
  • Five Mountain Sheep
Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1935
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) frame: 36 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (92.1 x 117.5 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.001
ClassificationsPainting
Signed? 1
Categorywildlife
SignedSigned
InscribedLower right hand corner. C. Rungius
On View
Not on view
DescriptionSeven big horn sheep standing in a pack on a steep mountain side. The sheep are all looking over to the viewer's right. There are clouds in the background.Curatorial Remarks
Back of photograph from Rungius Studio Collection at Glenbow reads, "'Sheep Trail' ? / 1940's ?" PA-1875-304. Glenbow cataloguer has added, "In the Clouds / NMWA 997.001."