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By William H. Beard (1824 - 1900), in the New York Historical Society
A stunning, framed replica on artists' grade canvas
Celebrating a drop in the stock market, bears of all sorts gather deep in a wooded forest to twirl, picnic, and cavort in the richly allegorical “Bear Dance.” Thoroughly American, Beard found his greatest popularity painting subject matter his countrymen applauded for his humor and imagination. Our print under plexiglass is accented by a bearded, mahogany burled hardwood frame with a solid brass museum plate.
35"Wx23"H. 30 lbs.
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The Bear Dance: Classic Art Reproduction |
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$349.00
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This item will be custom made for you. Materials required for the creation of your item are in stock. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery!
Oversized: $8.00 + standard shipping and handling charges apply
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 William Holbrook Beard (1823-1900 )
Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Beard painted anthropomorphic, satiric genre scenes with animals engaged in human activity, and frequently bears were his symbols for human beings.
Early in his career, he was basically self-taught although he painted with his older brother, James Henry Beard. From 1856 to 1858, he traveled in Europe and met and painted with many American artists including Emanuel Leutze, Sanford Gifford, Worthington Whittredge, and Albert Bierstadt. He returned to America and set up a studio in Buffalo, New York.
In 1866, he traveled West by train, and in Colorado his companion was Bayard Taylor, a writer and lecturer. He wrote to his wife, the daughter of New York portraitist Thomas le Clear that he thought the landscape was monotonous, was disappointed he didn't see more buffalo, and was unhappy with wild life and hardship living. As a result, he turned more and more to his imagination, retaining an interest in wildlife but not in studying their habits and environment first hand. Many of his paintings showed animals, especially bears, as realistic physically but atypical in their behavior.
William Beard is generally regarded as a better artist than James Beard, but both were successful during their life times. William died in New York City.
SOURCE: Askart "Biographical information for Beard, William Holbrook "
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