Sale 951
| Denver
| Denver
Estimate$200,000 – $300,000
Provenance:
Gift of the George Montgomery Trust to Palm Springs Art Museum
Widely recognized as the premier painter of North American wildlife, Carl Rungius was born in Germany in 1869 and classically trained at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin. At the Academy, he specialized in animal art, often sketching inhabitants at the zoo. Rungius first traveled to the United States in 1894 to accompany his uncle on a Maine moose hunt. After the hunt, he decided to remain in the States. He soon found the opportunity to travel to Wyoming’s fabled Wind River Range in 1895.
- Adam Duncan Harris, Ph.D.
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Bart Monson is the director and specialist of Western & Wildlife Art at Hindman.
Mr. Monson brings a decade of experience in his specialization to Hindman Auctions. He began his career working with Western, Wildlife and American Art in gallery settings in Jackson Hole, WY. While moving into Private Sales of Post War and Contemporary Art as well over the past several years, he has continued to serve his clients in more traditional genres. Over the course of his career, he has worked closely with private collectors, museum curators, art investment funds, and family office clients.
