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Full body side view of a bull moose standing on a hill, face turned to the left.
Among downed timber and leafless trees, a bull moose on right side of composition stands three-quarter view facing to the back with his head turned back to look at viewer.
Northern King
Alternate Title(s)
- A Northern King
Artist/Maker
Carl Rungius
United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1926
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 42 x 60 in. (106.7 x 152.4 cm)
frame: 46 1/2 x 64 1/4 in. (118.1 x 163.2 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.024
ClassificationsPainting
Categorywildlife
SignedSigned
InscribedLower righ thand corner. C. Rungius
DescriptionOne bull moose looks out over the forest below him, standing at the edge of a hill between dead and fallen trees.Full body side view of a bull moose standing on a hill, face turned to the left.
Among downed timber and leafless trees, a bull moose on right side of composition stands three-quarter view facing to the back with his head turned back to look at viewer.
On View
On view