Lion Defending Her Prey (Lion defandant sa proie)

1931

Joseph Hecht

Associated Names
Joseph Hecht

Artist, Polish, 1891 - 1951

This is a drawing of a lion and a tiger encountering an antelope. The scene depicts the animals in a stylized manner, where two tigers are approaching a lion engaged with an antelope. The lion is clutching the antelope, which is in a dynamic pose. The composition is executed in black and white line work, with attention to the texture of the animals’ fur and the simple ground. Foliage surrounds the animals, adding to the setting of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.7 x 38.5 cm (7 3/8 x 15 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.7 x 53.2 cm (12 7/8 x 20 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.116.52

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Tonneau-Ryckelynck and Plumart 1992, no. 215

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

  • Tonneau-Ryckelynck, Dominique. Joseph Hecht 1891-951. Paris, 1992: 98.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Joseph Hecht; lower left in graphite: 7=50 / tigres attaquant; by later hands, lower center in graphite: PM63; lower right in graphite: 35.

Watermarks

Nude seated in 1/8 moon

Wikidata ID

Q74891917

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