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To the Victor Belong the Spoils
To the Victor Belong the Spoils

To the Victor Belong the Spoils

Artist/Maker (United States, 1864 - 1926)
Date1901
MediumOil on Canvas
Dimensionsimage: 31 1/2 × 44 1/2 in. (80 × 113 cm) frame: 39 1/4 × 52 1/4 in. (99.7 × 132.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Terms
    Object numberM1987.126
    DescriptionGrizzly bear eating a deer. Blood spills from the neck of the deer as numerous wolves look on from various places in the distance. Fallen trees, bushes, branches and grass all cover the ground and the setting sun can be seen in the distance. The sky appears purple and pink as the sun lowers in the sky behind the distant mountains.
    Status
    On view
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