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William Holbrook Beard

Born in Painesville, Ohio, William Beard (13 April 1825 – 20 February 1900) 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 1850, remaining there until 1856 when he went to Europe. He returned in 1858, living in Buffalo until 1860 when he settled in NYC at the Tenth Street Studio Building. 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 his brother, James Beard, but both were successful during their lifetimes. William died in New York City right at the dawn of the twenieth century.

William Holbrook Beard Art Prints (9 items)

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The Bear Dance
William Holbrook Beard
38" x 27" Fine-Art Print
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Dancing Bears
William Holbrook Beard
8" x 6" Fine-Art Print
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The Bulls and Bears in the Market
William Holbrook Beard
36" x 27" Fine-Art Print
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The Bear Dance
William Holbrook Beard
40" x 30" Fine-Art Print
$49.99

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Dancing Bears
William Holbrook Beard
34" x 26" Fine-Art Print
$39.99

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Wall Street: Bulls & Bears
William Holbrook Beard
40" x 30" Fine-Art Print
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A Sailor's Delight, 1891
William Holbrook Beard
24" x 32" Fine-Art Print
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The Fox Hunter's Dream
William Holbrook Beard
32" x 24" Fine-Art Print
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A Cautious Crossing
William Holbrook Beard
24" x 32" Fine-Art Print
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The Bear Dance
William Holbrook Beard
38" x 27" Fine-Art Print
$29.99

Ships within 24 hours

Dancing Bears
William Holbrook Beard
8" x 6" Fine-Art Print
$7.99

Usually ships same day

The Bulls and Bears in the Market
William Holbrook Beard
36" x 27" Fine-Art Print
$29.99

Ships within 24 hours

The Bear Dance
William Holbrook Beard
40" x 30" Fine-Art Print
$49.99

Ships within 24 hours

Dancing Bears
William Holbrook Beard
34" x 26" Fine-Art Print
$39.99

Ships within 24 hours

Wall Street: Bulls & Bears
William Holbrook Beard
40" x 30" Fine-Art Print
$39.99

Ships within 24 hours

A Sailor's Delight, 1891
William Holbrook Beard
24" x 32" Fine-Art Print
$35.99

Ships within 24 hours

The Fox Hunter's Dream
William Holbrook Beard
32" x 24" Fine-Art Print
$35.99

Ships within 24 hours

A Cautious Crossing
William Holbrook Beard
24" x 32" Fine-Art Print
$35.99

Ships within 24 hours

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