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The Upper Bow
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The Upper Bow

Alternate Title(s)
  • Upper Bow Lake
Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1912
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 12 × 15 in. (30.5 × 38.1 cm) frame: 13 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (34.9 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1991.028
ClassificationsPainting
Signed? 1
Categorylandscape study
On View
Not on view
DescriptionUpper Bow Lake with Bow Glacier. St. Nicholas Peak visible on the left (small, pointy peak). The reflection of the mountains can be seen in the lake. The water is very still. Classic viewpoint from Icefields Parkway.