Photography by Dwight Primiano
Trophies of the Hunt
In Trophies of the Hunt, a set of moose antlers serve as a rack for two firearms. Perhaps the guns were used to hunt the two long-plumed Mongolian pheasants that hang in the center. This painting reflects the growing popularity of hunting as a leisure activity of wealthy men. As more Americans became “citified,” there was a fear that urban life was a threat to masculinity.
ArtistaAlexander Pope(1849-1924)
Fecha1905
MedioOil on canvas
Dimensiones60 x 55 x 2 in. (152.4 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm)
Firmadol.l.: ALEXANDER POPE 05
Marca(s)verso, on backing board: [Hirschl & Adler Galleries label]
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.93
ClasificaciónPainting
Procedencia(Vose Galleries, Boston, MA); to Private Collection, Birmingham, MI , ca.1970; to (Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY); purchased by a private foundation for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2005
En exhibiciónNo
This artwork's face covers about 3.1× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.