Here attributed to FRANS SNYDERS (Flemish, 1579-1657)

Head of a Bear

13 1/8 x 10 ¾ inches [335 x 275 mm.]

Oil on a ledger page written in brown ink(Circa 1610-1635, Amsterdam; the ledger deals with an important wholesale distributor of textiles-probably including artist's canvas)

Consulting Scholar: Dr. Hella Robels, Cologne

Literature: Hella Robels, Frans Snyders: Stilleben und Tiermaler, 1579-1657, Cologne (1989)

Provenance:
Art market, Paris, circa 1903
Private Collection and by descent in the same family. Fred R. Kline Gallery

Sold: Acquired for the Pierpont Morgan Library