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Walking Bear

Artist/Maker Isidore Jules Bonheur France, 1826 - 1901
MediumBronze
Dimensions4 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (12.1 × 8.3 × 21 cm)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1988.019
ClassificationsSculpture
Keyword
Signed"I Bonheur" behind back feet
On View
On view
DescriptionBronze sculpture of a walking bear. Realistic depiction with texture on surface to show fur. Bear looks straight ahead as it walks to the left.
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