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Bison at Rest
Bison at Rest

Bison at Rest

Artist/Maker Frederick Arthur Verner Canada, 1836 - 1928
Datec. 1890
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
Not on view
DescriptionTwo 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.