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Bear Drinking from Stream

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Painting of bear drinking from a stream. Deer appear on the right and the moon is in the upper left corner. Photograph shows just canvas without frame. On back in ink, "Earliest known oil painting by C. M. Russell, Canada 1888, in color, Item #3."

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Title(s): 
Bear Drinking from Stream
Creator(s): 
Charles Marion Russell (Subject)
Culture: 
American
Date: 
1888
Dimensions: 
Overall: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
Classification: 
Photographs
Object Type: 
Silver Gelatin Print
Credit Line: 
Gilcrease Museum/The University of Tulsa
Accession No: 
TU2009.39.6418a
Previous Number(s): 
44998; D.5.42 (Colorado Springs number)
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
Charles M. Russell Research Collection (Britzman)
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