Tiger

c. 1830

Eugène Delacroix

Associated Names
Eugène Delacroix

Artist, French, 1798 - 1863

This painting shows a tiger lying on the ground. The tiger's body is stretched out, facing the left. Its eyes are closed, and its head is resting on its paws. Its fur is painted in a rich orange with black stripes and areas of white on its face, chest, and legs. In the background, there are soft, gray-blue mountain ranges under a light blue sky. The ground the tiger lies on is an olive-green color, with sections of tan earth. The painting has fluid and loose brushstrokes.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 14.1 x 25.1 cm (5 9/16 x 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3375

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1943

  • Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943-1944, pp. 108-109, repro.

1947

  • 19th Century French Drawings, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, 1947, no. 36.

1951

  • French Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, University of Pittsburgh, 1951.

1978

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, p. 95.

2003

  • "Eugène Delacroix", Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 2003-2004, no. 80.

Bibliography

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 678, no. 1087, color repro.

1997

  • Richler, Martha. National Gallery of Art, Washington: A World of Art. London, 1997: 109-110, fig. 2.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower left: Eug Delacroix.

Wikidata ID

Q64560443

You may be interested in

Loading Results