Artwork Details
- Title
- Bear and Fish
- Artist
- Date
- 1935-1943
- Location
- Dimensions
- 10 1⁄2 x 10 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄8 in. (26.8 x 26.0 x 23.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louis Cheskin
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- stoneware
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Animal — fish
- Animal — bear
- Object Number
- 1977.42.11
Artwork Description
Although Emmanuel Viviano’s Bear and Fish was cast in stoneware, it has some of the visual characteristics of a sculpture created by direct carving. The forms are compact and somewhat bulky, and the material between the belly and legs of the bear is not cut away. The facial features of the bear are expressive, but faint and without detail. Mottled gray-green and amber colors and a rough, scored surface give this sculpture a rugged appearance that reflects the bear’s natural environment.