Featuring paintings of majestic elk, moose, and bear, this stunning volume chronicles the life and art of Carl Rungius, North America’s premier wildlife painter.

Throughout his career, renowned wildlife painter Carl Rungius travelled to Wyoming, the Yukon, New Brunswick, and Alberta in search of wildlife in wild places. As he spent time painting majestic elk, moose, and bear, breathtaking landscapes and western scenes, his style developed from academic naturalism to rugged impressionism.

This stunning volume provides fresh perspectives into Rungius’s storied career, illustrating his artistic journey with well-known and rarely seen works. Fascinating new scholarship offers insight into a life that ranged from the art galleries of Manhattan to the Rocky Mountains of the American West. This book accompanies a touring exhibition opening at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming, and serves as an accessible companion to the comprehensive online Carl Rungius Catalogue Raisonné.

About The Author

Adam Duncan Harris, PhD is the Grainger/Kerr Director of the Carl Rungius Catalogue Raisonné, an Independent Project of the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Melissa Webster Speidel is the Research Associate for the Carl Rungius Catalogue Raisonné and Director of the Albert Bierstadt Catalogue Raisonné.