The Mountaineers: Big Horn Sheep on Wilcox Pass by Carl Rungius. Three bighorn rams stand alert on a sunlit rocky ridge with a backdrop of blue mountains and snow.

The Mountaineers: Big Horn Sheep on Wilcox Pass

Carl Rungius

1912 · Oil Paint, Canvas

A majestic oil painting of three bighorn sheep surveying a rugged mountain landscape under a bright alpine sky.

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Where it works

A substantial, grounding work in a warmer tonal register — holds its place without needing much around it.

Often works in
Living Room · Study · Office
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Strongest on wider walls where it can anchor the room
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Reads strongest when the wall gives it contrast
Color notes
Soft gray, Rich brown, Blue

About the piece

Painted in 1912 by Carl Rungius, the premier painter of North American big game, this work captures three bighorn sheep on Wilcox Pass. Rungius’s masterful brushwork and luminous palette highlight the power of the animals against the expansive, atmospheric backdrop of the Canadian Rockies, making it a definitive piece of Western wildlife art.