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In Front of Them Were Piled Precipice upon Precipice
Image Not Available for In Front of Them Were Piled Precipice upon Precipice

In Front of Them Were Piled Precipice upon Precipice

Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1907
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 20 × 15 in. (50.8 × 38.1 cm) frame: 25 × 19 in. (63.5 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberJL1994.047
ClassificationsPainting
Categorywildlife
On View
On view
DescriptionDall sheep painting reproduced in Wilderness of the Upper Yukon, by Charles Sheldon, 1911, oppostie p. 206. Nine or ten Dall sheep.Curatorial Remarks
Narrative about Rungius's expedition to the Yukon taped to the back. 

Painted portion of canvas wrapped around stretcher on left side of image (non-signature side). Could add another 1 1/2 to 2 inches of sky and rock to image.