Little Leopard

1998

Nathan Oliveira

Associated Names
Nathan Oliveira

Artist, American, 1928 - 2010

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Case Hudson

Printer, American, born 1968

Crown Point Press

Publisher

This is a drawing of a leopard. The image shows a leopard in mid-motion, with a spotted coat and a textured warm brown backdrop. The lines are loose and expressive, with the tail curling upward. The background has sketchy lines suggesting motion or ground below the leopard. The style combines realism with gestural energy to emphasize the grace and agility of the animal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color drypoint with spitbite aquatint on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.3 x 20 cm (5 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.5 x 35.5 cm (12 3/8 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.77

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: OKTP; lower right below platemark in graphite: Nathan Oliveira 98; lower right verso in graphite: Oliveira: Little Leopard

Wikidata ID

Q76349171

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