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During the Rut
Courtesy National Museum of Wildlife Art

During the Rut

Alternate Title(s)
  • In October
Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1925
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm) frame: 40 1/2 × 50 1/2 in. (102.9 × 128.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Widener Charitable Limited Partnership, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW1998.097
ClassificationsPainting
Signed? 1
Categorywildlife
Signedsigned lower right
On View
Not on view
DescriptionTwo moose (bull and cow) walk through a clearing in the woods. They walk back in the distance to the right. Tall trees line the back and reach up to the blue sky. Harlow label on back of frame calls this "In October."
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