
Description
Cheetahs for Christina, watercolor on handmade vat paper
33 x 48 cm
Creation year
1983
This watercolor has a special story: Cheetahs are loners and never move as a family. After birth, mother and child stay together for a year before separating for good. The picture was created as a birth announcement for granddaughter Christina, who is depicted together with her parents and older sister. Some people even claim that you can recognize the four people behind the cheetahs’ faces. The birth announcements for her sisters can be found at
https://fritzhug-bildarchiv.ch/dickhauter-pachyderms/elephants/elephants-for-anna/
https://fritzhug-bildarchiv.ch/hoofed-animals/camels-giraffes/giraffes-for-rebecca/