Skip to main contentDescriptionTwo bison rest at the bank of a river. On the left side the smaller bison bends down to drink from the river while a larger bison stands in the center of the landscape looking to the left. The riverside is grassy and mountains can be seen in the distance past the river.
Bison at Rest
Artist/Maker
Frederick Arthur Verner
Canada, 1836 - 1928
Date1907
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsimage: 37 × 55 in. (94 × 139.7 cm)
frame: 46 3/8 × 64 1/2 in. (117.8 × 163.8 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1989.069
ClassificationsPainting
On View
On viewWilliam de la Montagne Cary
William de la Montagne Cary