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Wind River Bugler
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Wind River Bugler

Alternate Title(s)
  • The Challenge
Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1923
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm) frame: 34 1/2 × 44 1/2 in. (87.6 × 113 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.009
ClassificationsPainting
Signed? 1
Categorywildlife
SignedSigned
InscribedLower right hand corner. Signed: C. Rungius.
On View
On view
DescriptionOne bull elk is standing on a hillside looking to the left in the mountains. There are snowy peaks in the background. The tall trees help to frame the elk.
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