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Lord of the Canyon
Lord of the Canyon

Lord of the Canyon

Alternate Title(s)
  • Grizzly Bear Standing on Hillside among Pine Trees
Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1925
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) frame: 35 3/4 x 45 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (90.8 x 115.9 x 6 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.116
ClassificationsPainting
Signed lower right, C. Rungius.
Categorywildlife
SignedSigned
InscribedLower right hand corner C. Rungius
On View
Not on view
DescriptionOne bear stands on a grassy hillside looking off to the right. Tall evergreen trees grown out of the hill. A mountain range can be seen in the distance with clouds moving across its top. See l/s sketch 91.040
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