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"At the Waterhole. A Spike Elk, broadside with his forelegs in the water, looking up startled. Water dripping from his mouth. Many dead trees in pond. High grass in foreground," from 1907 copyright registration long form (Class I: Works of Art).
One elk depicted.Curatorial RemarksBibliography
At the Waterhole
Alternate Title(s)
- Elk
Artist/Maker
Carl Rungius
United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1906
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
Credit LineLast known with Jackson Hole Art Auction, 2007
Object numberCC.0028
ClassificationsPainting
Signed?
1
Inscribed?
1
Subject
Region
Categorywildlife
Provenance(Jackson Hole Art Auction), September 15, 2007
Description"At the Waterhole. A Spike Elk, broadside with his forelegs in the water, looking up startled. Water dripping from his mouth. Many dead trees in pond. High grass in foreground," from 1907 copyright registration long form (Class I: Works of Art).
One elk depicted.Curatorial Remarks
Copyright title/description: At the waterhole. A spike-elk, broadside, with forelegs in the water, looking up startled, water dripping from his mouth. Rocky, treecovered ridge in background.
Copyright proprietor: Rungius (Carl), Brooklyn, N.Y.
Class I, XXc, no. 20518, Jan. 18, 1907.
"At the Waterhole. A Spike Elk, broadside with his forelegs in the water, looking up startled. Water dripping from his mouth. Many dead trees in pond. High grass in foreground. [Etc.] Photograph on file." From copyright long form, January 18. 1907, Class I. XXc. No. 20518.
"At the Waterhole. A Spike Elk, broadside with his forelegs in the water, looking up startled. Water dripping from his mouth. Many dead trees in pond. High grass in foreground. [Etc.] Photograph on file." From copyright long form, January 18. 1907, Class I. XXc. No. 20518.