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Two Bighorns

Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1935
MediumWatercolor on Paper
Dimensionsimage: 4 3/4 × 6 3/4 in. (12.1 × 17.1 cm) frame: 22 1/2 × 13 1/8 in. (57.2 × 33.3 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1987.060c
ClassificationsPainting
Signed? 1
Categorywildlife
On View
Not on view
DescriptionTwo Bighorn sheep stand on top of rocks on a grassy peak. They face right on the far left of the painting. Snow capped peaks are on the right side of the painting. Watercolor done as a gift for friends. Framed with M1987.060a and b.Curatorial Remarks
M1987.060a-c framed together, different provenance. 

"The Crossroads of Sport Gallery" sticker on back of original framing paper for M1987.060b (moose). Similar paper with markings recorded for M1987.060c (bighorns).  No sticker on bighorns, but, based on paper and other markings, provenance recorded as same.  
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