Study of a Bear
Artist
John Macallan Swan
(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
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
Other Titles- Two Studies of Bears
More About Me
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.
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