Lions: The Violence of Nature

1937

Mordi Gassner

Associated Names
Mordi Gassner

Artist, American, 1899 - 1995

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This drawing depicts lions in a dramatic setting. In the foreground, there are a male lion with a prominent mane, a lioness, and a lion cub. The background shows swirling skies and a natural landscape with sparse trees. A large lion face is in the upper part of the image emphasizing nature's ferocity. The drawing uses strong contrasts and expressive lines to create a dramatic atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy Gordon Pocinki

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 x 22.86 cm (12 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 38.74 x 28.58 cm (15 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.15.5

  • Portfolio Title

    Six Wild Animals

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy Gordon Pocinki; by inheritance to her son, Alan Pocinki, Potomac, MD; acquired 2011 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 26, no. 150.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Lions: The Violence of Nature; lower center in graphite: To Dr. Gordon; lower right in graphite: Mordi Gassner / Oct 26, 1945

Wikidata ID

Q76557485

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