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One elk depicted.
Bull elk stands in three-quarter view facing towards the foreground. Downed timber and rocks behind him, pine trees beyond and rocky mountainside behind. Curatorial RemarksBibliography
Stag
Alternate Title(s)
- Stagg [sic]
- Bull Elk in the High Country
Artist/Maker
Carl Rungius
United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1905
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 29 x 46 1/4 in. (73.7 x 117.5 cm)
Credit LineAmerican Museum of Western Art, Anschutz Collection
Object numberCC.0009
ClassificationsPainting
Signed?
1
Subject
Region
Categorywildlife
ProvenanceNorman James, Baltimore; Ruly Carpenter Family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; (Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Reno), July 25, 2009; to Private collection, 2009; to (Sotheby's), November 16, 2018; to American Museum of Western Art, Anschutz Collection, 2018
Description"Stag," from 1905 copyright form (Class H: Photographs).One elk depicted.
Bull elk stands in three-quarter view facing towards the foreground. Downed timber and rocks behind him, pine trees beyond and rocky mountainside behind. Curatorial Remarks
Copyright title/description: Stag
Copyright proprietor: Rungius (Carl), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Class H, XXc, no. 62436, June 19, 1905.
Letter from relative indicates Norman James sold painting during depression.
Letter from relative indicates Norman James sold painting during depression.