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Bull Moose in the Yukon Woods, Alaska
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Bull Moose in the Yukon Woods, Alaska

Alternate Title(s)
  • Bull Moose
  • Early Spring
  • Early Thaw
Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1905
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 30 x 40 3/16 in. (76.2 x 102.1 cm)
Credit LinePrivate Collection
Object numberCC.0008
ClassificationsPainting
Signed lower right, needs examination
Subject
Categorywildlife
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Jon R. Stuart, by 1994; Private Collection
Description"Bull Moose in the Yukon woods Alaska," from 1905 copyright registration form (Class H: Photographs).
One moose depicted.
Curatorial Remarks
Copyright title/description: Bull Moose in the Yukon woods Alaska.
Copyright proprietor: Rungius (Carl), Brooklyn, N.Y. 
Class H, XXC, no. 62437, Jun 19, 1905. 

Exhibited at the Gilcrease in the Vista Room in 1985 (no further information) with title Early Spring. Exhibited again, with same title, at Gilcrease, October 29, 1987- February 10, 1988. Title is nonsensical and does not align with the months Rungius was in the Yukon (July-October, 1904). At the Eiteljorg Museum, Exhibited as Early Thaw. See exhibit record.
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