Bear Attack

Bear Attack

Artist
F. O. C. Darley, American, 1822-1888
Born: Philadelphia, PA
Country
United States
Object
painting
Medium
Oil on artist board
Accession Number
2001.1181
Credit Line
William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection

F. O. C. Darley, Bear Attack, about 1856. Oil on board; 11 x 14 in.
Denver Art Museum: William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection, 2001.1181

Dimensions
frame height: 15 1/4 in, 38.735 cm; frame width: 18 1/4 in, 46.355 cm; frame depth: 1 1/2 in, 3.81 cm; height: 11 in, 27.9400 cm; width: 14 in, 35.5600 cm
Department
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Collection
Petrie Institute of Western American Art
Known Provenance
(M. Knoedler & Co), New York, NY; William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen, Golden, CO, 1971; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, 2001.
Exhibition History
  • "Colorado Collects Historic Western Art"—Denver Art Museum, Jan 13–April 15, 1973

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