Michael Budden

(American, b. 1957)

Wilderness Walk Grizzly, 1997

acrylic on board

signed M. Budden (lower right); signed, titled and dated (verso)

31 1/2 x 22 inches

The Laumeister Collection from The Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont

Framed dimensions: 39 1/4 x 30 inches

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The Laumeister Collection of Western & Wildlife Art, Part I

Wilderness Walk Grizzly, 1997

The Laumeister Collection of Western & Wildlife Art, Part I

Wilderness Walk Grizzly, 1997

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