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"An Elk of By-gone Times. A bull elk in foreground, full face, the horns silhouetting against the sky. A few cows behind him, going down into timber, on head of mountain cañon. Evening sun on elk and distant mountain," from 1907 copyright registration long form (Class I: Works of Art).
Five elk depicted.Bibliography
An Elk of Bygone Times
Alternate Title(s)
- Wapiti
- The Wapiti or American Elk
Artist/Maker
Carl Rungius
United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1907
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61 cm)
Credit LineLast known with Copley Fine Art Auctions, Hingham, Massachusetts, 2012
Object numberCC.0043
ClassificationsPainting
Categorywildlife
Description"An Elk of By-gone Times. A bull elk in foreground, full face, the horns silhouetting against the sky. A few cows behind him, going down into timber, on head of mountain cañon. Evening sun on elk and distant mountain," from 1907 copyright registration long form (Class I: Works of Art).
Five elk depicted.Bibliography
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