Description
Ceyla when she still was little, oil on canvas
Creation year
1977
First exhibited at the Helmhaus Zurich in 1979
Ceyla was Fritz’s favorite elephant. From the moment she arrived in Switzerland for her “baptism party”, and over the years at Zurich Zoo, he painted and drew her again and again. Ceyla was at the very beginning of the Zurich Zoo’s elephant herd and has given birth to six healthy little elephants. Ceyla passed away at a ripe old age in the summer of 2024.