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William Holbrook Beard, Genius

William Holbrook Beard

American · 1824–1900 · Painter, Printmaker

William Holbrook Beard was an American painter who is known best for his satirical paintings of beasts performing human-like activities. (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Holbrook Beard, Domestic Tranquility, oil on canvasDomestic TranquilityBonhams · $40,000≈ £25,517≈ €31,911Sign up to see
  2. WinterHelmuth Stone Gallery · $13,230$10,500 + $2,730 premium≈ £10,820≈ €12,426Sign up to see
  3. When Ignorance is Bliss--the Fox in the Chicken YardBrunk Auctions · $7,500≈ £6,585≈ €7,535Sign up to see

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William Holbrook Beard was an American painter who is known best for his satirical paintings of beasts performing human-like activities.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1824, PainesvilleDied 1900, BrooklynOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q1729542 ↗ULAN 500007870 ↗Museum works 11

Also known as W. H. Beard, William H. Beard

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Holbrook Beard, Genius
Genius1865-1895 · pen and black ink over graphite on paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Holbrook Beard, Owl
Owl1889 · pen and black ink over graphite on prepared paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Holbrook Beard, Bear Stung by Bees
Bear Stung by Bees1865-1895 · pen and black ink over graphite on paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Holbrook Beard, The Lost Balloon
The Lost Balloon1882
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
William Holbrook Beard, The Runaway Match
The Runaway Match1877
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
William Holbrook Beard, The Wreckers
The Wreckers1874
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
William Holbrook Beard, His Majesty Receives
His Majesty Receives1885
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Holbrook Beard, Santa Claus
Santa Claus1862
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Holbrook Beard, And The Sky Was Full of Forms
And The Sky Was Full of Forms1893
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Holbrook Beard, Teddy's Christmas Greeting
Teddy's Christmas Greeting1890
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Holbrook Beard, Genius
Genius1865
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · William Holbrook Beard, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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