Bison fighting bear

Artist/Maker Harrington Bird (United Kingdom, 1846 - 1936)

MediumGouache on paper

Dimensionsimage: 13 × 19 1/2 in. (33 × 49.5 cm) frame: 20 3/4 × 27 in. (52.7 × 68.6 cm)

ClassificationsPainting

Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art

Terms

Object numberM1998.037

DescriptionIn an open field, a bear attacks a bison. The animals are fighting in the center of the painting. the bison has it's feet raised as if it is trying to flee towards the left side of the painting. The bear stands behind the bison and grabs on to his neck. The sky is yellow as the sun is setting and the grass is brown.

Status

Not on view