Bear Surprise is a watercolor painting by the American painter and musician John Lurie, in a style described as primitivist and naive. It depicts a couple having sex in a meadow while a bear stands in front of them with its forepaws raised, a speech bubble beside its head reading Surprise. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Bear Surprise (often dubbed just Surprise!) is a watercolor painting by American painter/musician John Lurie, the style of which has been described as primitivist and naive
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Bear Surprise is a watercolor painting by the American painter and musician John Lurie, in a style described as primitivist and naive.
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Bear Surprise (often dubbed just Surprise!) is a watercolor painting by American painter/musician John Lurie, the style of which has been described as primitivist and naïve. The painting depicts a couple having sex in a meadow, wi
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