Eugène DelacroixFrench, 1798–1863Tiger Ready to Spring
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- 3 hours ago
- In this state since
- Aug 19, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In contrast to the many resting tigers depicted by Delacroix in paintings, lithographs, and etchings, this one stands upright on its feet, tense and snarling at a challenger to the left. This is a rare instance of the artist’s use of the cliché verre technique, in which lines were etched or drawn on a glass plate to make a photographically produced image. Here the sparely delineated strokes imbue the wiry cat with an almost electric sense of anticipation and compact power.
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Particulars
- Accession number
- 1926.2233
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- Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
