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On the Edge
On the Edge

On the Edge

Artist/Maker Ken Carlson United States, born 1937
Date1982
Mediumoil on board
Dimensionsimage: 24 × 36 in. (61 × 91.4 cm)
frame: 34 × 45 3/4 in. (86.4 × 116.2 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.031
DescriptionThree dall sheep standing on the edge of a rocky precipice. A bright light shines from above to illuminate the white coats of the sheep.
On View
Not on view
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