Bear Back
Artist
Peregrine Honig
(American, born 1976)
Publisher
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
Date2005
MediumLithograph on Arches Cover white paper with Japanese silk tissue chine collé
DimensionsSheet: 15 × 19 inches (38.1 × 48.26 cm)
Image: 8 1/2 × 12 1/4 inches (21.59 × 31.12 cm)
Image: 8 1/2 × 12 1/4 inches (21.59 × 31.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of C. Richard and Evelyn Belger
Object number2023.40.19
SignedWritten along the right edge of the image.
MarkingsUnder the image, in script: “Bear Back.” Under that, also in script: “Goldilocks, Goldilocks, what were you thinking – looking for love when you’d been drinking.” Edition number, artist’s name, and date in script along the right edge of the forest.
Edition/State/ProofLLW IMP
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DescriptionOval background depicting woods with a curving path through them. Background is pinkish-brown color with Japanese silk tissue colle applied over it. The central figures are a brown and black bear standing upright with an adult blonde woman strapped to his left shoulder. The woman has a small yellow crown on her head, striped blue panties, and red shoes.Provenance
C. Richard Belger and Evelyn Craft Belger, Kansas City, MO;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
Copyright© Peregrine Honig
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