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Better Than Bacon
Better Than Bacon

Better Than Bacon

Artist/Maker Carl Rungius United States, born Germany, 1869 - 1959
Datec. 1896
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 21 5/8 x 33 3/8 in. (54.9 x 84.8 cm) frame: 26 13/16 x 38 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (68.1 x 97.8 x 6 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberJL2004.025
ClassificationsPainting
Signed lower right, C. Rungius.
Categoryhuman/domestic
SignedSigned
InscribedLower right hand corner Signed: C. Rungius
On View
On view
DescriptionSelf portrait of Carl Rungius leading his horse down a hill with dotted sagebrush on the left side of the painting and a buffalo or cow skull to the right. One man and horse pictured. Curatorial Remarks
Carl Rungius self portrait.