1831
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Young Tiger Playing with its Mother (Jeune tigre jouant avec sa mère) is a 1831 ink by Eugène Delacroix, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows two tigers in a dim forest. The mother tiger lies on her side, her head resting on the ground. A small cub climbs over her, its paws reaching toward her face. Shadows and rough brushstrokes make the scene feel wild and untamed. The artist used a quick, sketchy style to show movement and energy. This was made as a single print, not a painting. Check out lithography to see how artists like this made prints without paintbrushes.
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( DEL-ə-krwah, -KRWAH; French: ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.
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