Tiger in the Jungle

Series Title: L'Estampe Originale

1893

Andre Marty

(French, b. 1857)

Culture

France, 19th century

Medium

color lithograph

Measurements

Sheet: 58.6 x 41.4 cm (23 1/16 x 16 5/16 in.); Image: 36.5 x 28.2 cm (14 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1956.280

Catalogue raisonné

Bitker 113

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Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

Although it may look like the artist used colored paper, the bold yellow in this work is actually printed.

Description

Paul Ranson used curving, wavelike forms to depict a stylized tiger in this lithograph. The artist was influenced by the calligraphic forms and heavy outlines that characterized Japanese prints, adopting these qualities in his own work. The print was created for L'Estampe Originale, a publication issued during the 1890s that presented a curated selection of original prints by contemporary artists to collectors.