2-716-491 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Beyond Man's Footsteps', c1894, (c1930). A polar bear watches the sunset in the icy wilderness of the Arctic. The artist did not visit the region: he drew a captive bear in London Zoo, and was inspired by dramatic written accounts of Arctic explorers. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From "Modern Masterpieces of British Art". [The Amalgamated Press Ltd., London, c1930]