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To the Victor Belongs the Spoils
To the Victor Belongs the Spoils

To the Victor Belongs the Spoils

Artist/Maker Charles M. Russell United States, 1864 - 1926
Date1901
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsimage: 31 1/2 × 44 1/2 in. (80 × 113 cm)
frame: 39 1/4 × 52 1/4 in. (99.7 × 132.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.126
DescriptionGrizzly bear eating a deer. Blood spills from the neck of the deer as numerous wolves look on from various places in the distance. Fallen trees, bushes, branches and grass all cover the ground and the setting sun can be seen in the distance. The sky appears purple and pink as the sun lowers in the sky behind the distant mountains.
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