#401 • Ralph Lee Hopkins "Ice Bear", Three Artist's Proof Polar Bear Photos & Penguin Panorama

Part of November 2026 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 15, 2026 6:15 PM AKST

Category: Art

"Ice Bear" by Ralph Lee Hopkins presents a lone polar bear standing on a snow-covered ridge above dark water, with low, warm light catching the bear and the surrounding snow. Signed and numbered 74/350, the photographic print is shrink-wrapped on board with an information sheet on the reverse. That sheet locates the photograph at Woodfjorden in Northwest Spitsbergen National Park, Svalbard, Norway, in July 1993. The Hopkins print measures approximately 16" x 20.5". Three additional polar bear photographs are each signed and marked Artist's Proof. One shows three bears spaced along a rough ice edge, with a large bear at right and two cubs at left, one standing upright. A second Artist's Proof places several bears across a broad, sculpted shelf of ice, emphasizing the scale and pale contours of their Arctic setting. The third Artist's Proof shows an adult bear and three cubs together on a small ice floe surrounded by dark water. A panoramic penguin photograph completes the group, showing a crowded colony on an ice shelf above breaking waves.