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VERSO
Signed and dated

In discussing this subject matter the artist wrote, “This is another version on the bear/gull relationship. It has the earmarks of a cliché, but so do many other symbiotic relationships. The wildlife artist has to, by hook or crook, use a familiar cast of characters in an untried way. It isn’t all that easy, this job of producing a piece of work sufficiently novel to stand on its own. As many artists will attest, the concept of a painting determines the smoothness of the journey from idea to finished work. Good concept: smooth ride; faulty concept: a long, dusty, bumpy, detour-riddled ride, with the destination always in doubt.”

LITERATURE
Tom Davis, Patrons Without Peer, the McCloy Collection, Collectors Covey, 2009, p. 122, illustrated

Condition ReportSurface is in excellent condition. No signs of restoration.

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