Dall Sheep

Alternate Title(s)

Mountain Sheep over Glacier

Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959

Datec. 1940

MediumOil on Canvas

Dimensionsimage: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm) frame: 36 × 46 1/4 in. (91.4 × 117.5 cm)

Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art

Object numberM1987.167

ClassificationsPainting

Signed? 1

Keyword

Subject

Categorywildlife

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DescriptionFive Dall sheep stand on a rocky cliff, looking down on a clear blue river that winds its way through the base of tall, snow-covered mountains. Three of the sheep are in the foreground to the right and the other two are lower on the cliff to the left. Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park (aka Hornaday Glacier) in background - not Dall sheep habitat.Curatorial Remarks

Photograph from Rungius Studio Collection at Glenbow, PA-1875-259. Glenbow cataloguer adds, "NMWA, 987.167"