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Elk Grazing in the Wind River Country
Artist/Maker
Albert Bierstadt
United States, born Germany, 1830 - 1902
Date1861
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsimage: 15 1/8 × 25 1/4 in. (38.4 × 64.1 cm)
frame: 22 × 32 in. (55.9 × 81.3 cm)
frame: 22 × 32 in. (55.9 × 81.3 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1990.043
DescriptionHerd of elk in the middle of field. Wildflowers in front left. A few trees grow on the left side. The sun is setting over the mountains.On View
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