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Three or four elk depicted.Curatorial Remarks
The King
Artist/Maker
Carl Rungius
United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Date1911
MediumOil on Canvas
DimensionsUnknown
Credit LineLocation Unknown
Object numberCC.0084
ClassificationsPainting
Signed?
1
Subject
Categorywildlife
Description"Large elk standing on mountainside, looking almost squarely forward. Pool of water at his feet. His mates coming up hill at left. Barren rocks and tall, scattered evergreens are around them. In the distance is a snow-capped mountain standing out against a blue sky, with brilliant rays of the sun falling upon it," from 1911 copyright registration form (Class G: Works of Art).Three or four elk depicted.Curatorial Remarks
Copyright title/description: The King. Large elk standing on mountainside, looking almost squarely forward. Pool of water at his feet. His mates coming up hill at left. Barren rocks and tall scattered evergreens are around them. In the distance is a snow-capped mountain standing out against a blue sky, with brilliant rays of the sun falling upon it.
Copyright claimant: Rungius (C.), N.Y.
Remitter: The Osborne Co., N.Y.
Class G, XXc. no. 39075, Nov. 16, 1911.
Osborne Co. NY - well-known print/calendar makers of the era. Have not tracked down a copy of this image in print.