Herd of Buffalo Fleeing from Prairie Fire

Meyer Straus (1831-1905)

Date

1888
Object Type

Paintings
Medium

Oil on canvas
Dimensions

18 x 30 in.
Inscriptions

recto:
signed and dated l.r., in brown paint: M. STRAUS.\ 1888
verso:
l.c. at bottom of stretcher bar, in black chalk or crayon $500 \ 8/790 (in black paint).
Top stretcher bar to the left of center, in white chalk: 352 \ 26 (in graphite).
l.c. of stretcher bar: 23.
Top and left stretcher bars at their centers (manufacturer's stamp): THE P[RE]MIER PAT.\PAT. FEB 3rd 18[8]7.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1964.93
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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