Vintage Framed "The Bear Dance" Print by William Holbrook Beard - IN STORE OR LOCAL PICK UP ONLY

“The Bear Dance” by William Holbrook Beard (Framed)

Framed in a grand 32 x 43 inch heavy brown wood frame with a deep green mat and rich interior wood detail, this print of The Bear Dance by William Holbrook Beard brings 19th-century wit and whimsy into sharp focus. Known for his allegorical animal scenes, Beard was a celebrated American painter whose work blended social satire with playful imagination.

In this piece—also cleverly titled The Bears of Wall Street Celebrating a Drop in the Stock Market and The Wall Street Jubilee—a group of bears gather in a woodland clearing, joyfully dancing in what may be either economic mischief or woodland revelry, depending on your audience. Adults might smirk at the tongue-in-cheek commentary on market crashes, while children are simply enchanted by the spectacle of bears at a party.

Either way, it’s a scene that doesn’t take itself too seriously—elevated in this handsome frame, and ready to make a statement.

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