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Swan Song

Swan Song

12x12inframed
Price

Not For Sale

Free pickup is available from our Vancouver Gallery, or shipping can be provided for additional cost.
We also offer an installment payment program and art installation services: contact us for more details.
About the Artwork

Once Upon a Time it was believed that as a consequence of its astounding beauty, the Swan was struck mute for life; but at their final hour sang a song of unsurpassed loveliness and elegance.
Pliny the Elder finally refuted this legend in his Natural History, AD 77: "Observation shows that the story that the dying swan sings is false."
It is a poetic notion that has proven useful for many years. Chaucer used it, as did Shakespeare.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote in his poem 'On a Volunteer Singer':
"Swans sing before they die; ’twere no bad thing
Did certain persons die before they sing."

Technique:Inks and Acrylic on Paper
Details & Dimensions
Edition:Original, one of a kind artwork
Framed Size:12in x 12in
Unframed Size:6in x 6in
Frame:Framed
Weight:5.5lbs (estimated)
Shipping & Purchase
Free pickup is available from our Vancouver Gallery, or shipping can be provided for additional cost.
Standard shipping is via Canada Post ground. Typically, packages sent within Canada are received in 5-12 days. For expedited shipping, please contact us for a quote.
A payment program is available with three equal installments- we can work together to support artists and your budget! Contact us for details.

Bonnie Helm-Northover, AFCA

Victoria, British Columbia

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