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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? 1
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