Trophies of the Hunt

Artist Alexander Pope (1849 - 1924)

Date1905

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions51 x 46 in. (129.5 x 116.8 cm)
Framed: 60 x 55 x 2 in. (152.4 x 139.7 x 5.1 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.93

Signedl.l.: ALEXANDER POPE 05

Accession number 2010.93

On View

Not on view

Collections

Art on Loan

Provenance(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
Label TextIn 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.
Markingsverso, on backing board: [Hirschl & Adler Galleries label]