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The Grizzly Boatman

Dez Quarréll (b.1955)

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The Grizzly Boatman

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From the Canadian folktale – two voyageurs fall out after one finds himself with a strange boat-fellow.

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Title

The Grizzly Boatman

Date

1998

Medium

acrylic on canvas

Measurements

H 61 x W 50.8 cm

Accession number

2007/0326

Acquisition method

donated by the artist, 2001; located at Grosvenor Park Academy

Work type

Painting

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Dez Quarréll

b.1955

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