Herd-Bull

Alternate Title(s)

Elk in the Rockies

Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959

Date1907

MediumOil on Canvas

Dimensionsframe: 36 1/2 x 52 1/2 in. (92.7 x 133.4 cm)

Credit LineLocation Unknown

Object numberCC.0044

ClassificationsPainting

Categorywildlife

Description"The Herd Bull. Big bull elk in foreground, walking broadside through high, dry grass. A small pine bush behind him on right side of picture. A bunch of cows standing down hill on left side," from 1907 copyright registration, long-form (Class I: Works of Art). Eleven or twelve elk depicted in final version, at least eight elk in copyright photo.