The Indian Bear Hunter

1911

Henry Farny

Associated Names
Henry Farny

Artist, American, born France, 1847 - 1916

The image shows a person crouched beside a large, snow-covered rock in a forest. The person has a serious expression and distinct features, including high cheekbones, a straight nose, and long dark hair tied with red ribbons. They are wearing a fur hat, a long brown coat, and holding a rifle. Rings or hoop earrings are visible on their ears. The environment is snowy, with tall, bare trees, and a bear walking in the snow to the right. The sky has a warm, yellow-orange hue.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Robinson, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Recent Acquisitions: Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

1981

  • The American West: Selections from the Anschutz Collection and the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, no. 20

1982

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 48-51, no. 27, repro

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 98, no. 363.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown watercolor: FARNY / 1911

Wikidata ID

Q64573758

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