The Foxes

Art

Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

The Foxes

Entry/Object ID

689

Description

Rustic scene- forest view with a split rail wooden fence. One fox is jumping over the fence and the other fox has paused and is looking a the viewer. Standing fox forms the focal point of the painting. The artist depicted a rounded belly with light colored paint, then tones of brown and red for a luminescent quality.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

John L. Wehle Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Liljefors, Bruno

Date made

1892

Notes

Artist's School: Naturalim

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Swedish

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower Left

Transcription

Bruno Liljefars 92

Material/Technique

Painted

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image Size

Height

58 in

Length

79-5/8 in

Dimension Description

Frame Size

Height

63 in

Width

84-3/4 in

Accessories

Accessory

Frame

Notes

Plain wooden frame golden finish

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Martha Hill, “Sudden Encounter,” Ducks Unilimited, September / October 1989, 50. Scott Adamson, "The Gallery of Sporting Art" The Conservationist, July - August, 1991, 16.