During his lifetime, artist Carl Rungius (1869-1959) enjoyed a reputation similar to that of well-known western painter Frederic Remington. Though interest in his depictions of the wildlife and awesome landscapes of the west declines after his death, growing fascination with our wilderness heritage is bringing Rungius back into the public eye.Rungius tended toward realism in his depiction of wildlife, he did some commercial illustration work for the magazine Field and Stream and paintings for the New York Zoological Society, but he also experimented with contemporary brushwork. Though his training was European, Rungius worked to develop a palette that would better convey the striking contrasts of light and color peculiar to the mountains and praries of North America.The publication of this book coincides with a travelling exhibit created by the Glenbow Museum of Calgary, Alberta.
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This is a beautifully illustrated book with works by a good painter, one that continued the tradition of the western adventurer and artist which has been so romanticized and abused as of late. As the wilderness around us seems to be an ever-shrinking proposition, the book offers a glimpse into the majesty of North America's wildlife and landscape. The painter displays an honest and solid technique and a great -almost solemn- admiration for its subject. The book also documents well Rungius achievements as a hunter. In this context , many of the artworks seem to become substitutes for stuffed heads and relics of a wounded masculinity a la Hemingway, mere show pieces for the homes of land developers. Like Howard Terpning's paintings, they start to portray a fantasy and portray it well.
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Flying into Calgary, Alberta, the sight of the enormous ana seemingly uninhabited Rocky Mountains to the west is an enlightening experience for Europeans accustomed to the thoroughly humanized landscape of their homelands. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wildlife art, wilderness heritage, animal painting, trophy heads, big game animals, animal art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Glenbow Collection, New York, Canadian Rockies, Carl Rungius, North American, Glenbow Archives, Rocky Mountain, New Brunswick, Theodore Roosevelt, National Academy of Design, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Private Collection, Canadian Pacific Railway, Charles Sheldon, Hunting the Canada Moose, Lake O'Hara, New Yorl, United States, Bruno Liljefors, Crowfoot Glacier, Front View, Hunting Marmots, Saddled Horse, Woodland Stag, Yukon Territory New!
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Flying into Calgary, Alberta, the sight of the enormous ana seemingly uninhabited Rocky Mountains to the west is an enlightening experience for Europeans accustomed to the thoroughly humanized landscape of their homelands. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wildlife art, wilderness heritage, animal painting, trophy heads, big game animals, animal art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Glenbow Collection, New York, Canadian Rockies, Carl Rungius, North American, Glenbow Archives, Rocky Mountain, New Brunswick, Theodore Roosevelt, National Academy of Design, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Private Collection, Canadian Pacific Railway, Charles Sheldon, Hunting the Canada Moose, Lake O'Hara, New Yorl, United States, Bruno Liljefors, Crowfoot Glacier, Front View, Hunting Marmots, Saddled Horse, Woodland Stag, Yukon Territory New!
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- Still Life by American Federation Of Art on page 40, and page 41
- Still Life (Wildside Romance) by Melanie Jackson on page 40, and page 41
- Birds of America by John James Audubon on page 20
- The Group of Seven by National Gallery Of Canada on page 142
- Canadian Rockies by Richard T Wright on page 160
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- The Canadian Rockies: Pioneers, Legends and True Tales by Roger W. Patillo in Front Matter, and page 64
- Travel Smart: Montana/Wyoming/Idaho by C.J. Box on page 105
- Jackson Hole: Crossroads of the West by Connie Wieneke on page 61
- Fill Your Oil Paintings with Light & Color by Kevin Macpherson in Back Matter
- Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos by Elizabeth Hanson on page 136
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