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Study of a Bear
Study of a Bear

Study of a Bear

Artist (Brentford, England, 1847 - 1910)
Date1887
Mediumchalk on paper
ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings
DimensionsSight Size: Height: 13.1 cm, Width: 21.5 cm
Overall: Height: 14.5 cm, Width: 21.4 cm
Frame: Height: 65.9 cm, Width: 51.5 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1910.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG003752.1
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Other Titles
  • Two Studies of Bears
About MeMcAllan Swan’s depictions of lions, tigers, jaguars and polar bears were praised by contemporaries for their naturalism, perhaps not surprising given the artist sought instruction in animal anatomy from the sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet.
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McAllan Swan’s depictions of lions, tigers, jaguars and polar bears were praised by contemporaries for their naturalism, perhaps not surprising given the artist sought instruction in animal anatomy from the sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet.