The Bear Dance, William Holbrook Beard, circa 1870

Also known as the bears of wall street celebrating a drop in the stock market, and the wall street jubilee. The painting was previously owned by the strangers club in new york city. Date: circa 1870. Dimensions: Overall: 41 x 62 in. ( 104.1 x 157.5 cm ) Framed: 50 1/4 in. × 6 ft. 3/4 in. × 5 3/4 in. (127.6 × 184.8 × 14.6 cm). Medium: oil on linen. Collection: New-York Historical Society. The Bear Dance Nyhs 1942 108