Timber Wolf, Elmvale Jungle Zoo, Ontario

May 1985

Volker Seding

Associated Names
Volker Seding

Artist, Canadian, 1943 - 2007

The image shows a wolf in a cage surrounded by dense greenery. The cage is in the center with a sign above it reading "TIMBER WOLF NORTH AMERICA". The wolf is resting inside the cage, facing forward. The surroundings are filled with tall trees and foliage, obscuring the horizon. The color palette consists of natural earthy tones, predominantly shades of green from the vegetation, muted browns from the cage, and white and grey from the wolf's fur.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Simon Daro Dawidowicz, Miami Beach, FL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN), 1988; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Seding 1985; lower left below image: 2/50; on verso of mount, center: VOLKER SEDING / TIMBER WOLF / ELMVALE JUNGLE ZOO, ONTARIO / MAY 1985 / PRINTED: DEC. 1985 / #2/50; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right: 1988.5.8

Wikidata ID

Q64171571

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