Studies of a Recumbent Polar Bear
Drawing living animals requires the patience of a saint. The British artist Johan Macallan Swan could wait hours for the animal to assume the desired pose. The second it did, he would dash off a quick sketch before the animal moved again. This polar bear, however, must have stayed still for some time. The artist was able to accurately study its thick coat.
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Studies of a Recumbent Polar Bear
Drawing living animals requires the patience of a saint. The British artist Johan Macallan Swan could wait hours for the animal to assume the desired pose. The second it did, he would dash off a quick sketch before the animal moved again. This polar bear, however, must have stayed still for some time. The artist was able to accurately study its thick coat.
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Legaat van de heer en mevrouw Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
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Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser Bequest, Montreux
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Drawing living animals require ...... curately study its thick coat.
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Het natekenen van levende dier ...... rig de dikke vacht bestuderen.
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Rijksmuseum
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Studies of a Recumbent Polar Bear
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Studies van een liggende ijsbeer
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1903
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1903
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breedte 36 cm
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height 24 cm
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hoogte 24 cm
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width 36 cm
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Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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provenance
…; on loan from Jean Charles J ...... drawings, to the museum, 1944
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temporal
eerste kwart 20e eeuw
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first quarter 20st century
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