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Source Description
The battle depicted here between flying and land animals is from the fairy tale “The Wren and the Bear.” The bear insults the wren, the king of the birds, leading to a war. Most of Arthur Rackham’s best-known illustrations combine intricate line work with delicate coloring. However, he also produced some silhouette illustrations like this one, created for a luxury edition of <em>Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm</em>. The illustration won a gold medal at the 1906 Milan International Exhibition, where it was exhibited as <em>The Battle between the Air and the Earth</em>.
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Document identity
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125100
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The Wren and the Bear
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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125100
contentType
drawing
title
The Wren and the Bear
description
The battle depicted here between flying and land animals is from the fairy tale “The Wren and the Bear.” The bear insults the wren, the king of the birds, leading to a war. Most of Arthur Rackham’s best-known illustrations combine intricate line work with delicate coloring. However, he also produced some silhouette illustrations like this one, created for a luxury edition of <em>Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm</em>. The illustration won a gold medal at the 1906 Milan International Exhibition, where it was exhibited as <em>The Battle between the Air and the Earth</em>.
date
1902
citation
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79649798
creators
1340
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 36.7 x 25.8 cm (14 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
cul
England, early 20th Century
accession
1946.8
Source extras
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brush and black ink and pen and black ink, with watercolor, on paper
tombstone
The Wren and the Bear, 1902. Arthur Rackham (British, 1867–1939). Brush and black ink and pen and black ink, with watercolor, on paper; sheet: 36.7 x 25.8 cm (14 7/16 x 10 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph Perkins in memory of Coburn Haskell, 1946.8
collection
DR - British
citations
citation
Francis, Henry. "Recent Accessions to the Museum Collections." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>33, no. 9 (November 1946): 167-168.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 167
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Gift of Mrs. Ralph Perkins in memory of Coburn Haskell
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2026-05-29 06:27:31.628000
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125100
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Drawings
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DR - British
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brush and black ink and pen and black ink, with watercolor, on paper
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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