Carl Rungius (1869-1959)
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RUSSELL B. AITKEN
Carl Rungius (1869-1959)

'Big-Horn Sheep'

Details
Carl Rungius (1869-1959)
'Big-Horn Sheep'
inscribed 'C. Rungius' and '© CR' and 'cast by Griffoul, Newark, N.J.' (along the base)
bronze with reddish brown patina
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high
Literature
J. Whyte and E.J. Hart, Carl Rungius Painter of the Western Wilderness, 1986, p.113

Lot Essay

Executed circa 1915.

According to Michael Frost and Douglas Allen, a total of twelve casts of the Big-Horn SHeep were supposedly produced. The Griffoul Foundry created the early versions of the big horn. These were solid sand castings as opposed to Roman Bronze Works's lost wax casting. (Majesty & Wilderness: Works by Carl Rungius, New York, 1985, pp. 25, 30)

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