C$500
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 |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Framed Size: | 12in x 12in |
| Unframed Size: | 6in x 6in |
| Frame: | Framed |
| Weight: | 5.5lbs (estimated) |
Bonnie Helm-Northover, AFCA
Victoria, British Columbia
Bonnie studied Visual Arts at UVic and received a degree with honours in Applied Communication from Camosun College in Victoria, BC. She shows both locally and internationally. She is an AFCA Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. For fuller information please visit: http://www.bonniehelm-northover.com
"Art is about relationship: relationship negative and positive to the world and to ourselves and to the space inhabited."