Tiger in the Jungle
1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1893
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A tiger crouches in thick jungle vines, its stripes bending like ribbons. The leaves and branches twist into waves, almost like handwriting. Ranson borrowed the bold outlines and flat shapes from Japanese woodblock prints. He made this print for a fancy art magazine that collectors loved in the 1890s. Look up the technique called *impasto* next—it’s how painters pile paint so thick it stands off the canvas.
