Description
Reclining Tiger, oil on canvas
Creation year
1960s
This rather early oil painting of a tiger is typical of Fritz’s painting style of the 1960s: the object is isolated on a white background in the center of the canvas. The lines are clear, the contours sharp and there is usually no background. In this painting, the complementary color blue is used to suggest a bit of sky or perhaps a body of water. As is so often the case with Fritz’s cat paintings, the animal seems to be looking directly in the eye of its observer.
2 Responses
Hello,
Did this artist create multiple versions of this?
We have what we believe to be a giclee on canvas of this piece, however it does not have the blue, and there are slight differences in the pieces. Thank you for any information.
Hi Kendrick
Like Van Gogh with his sunflowers, Fritz often reworked his motifs several times. Fritz painted a reclining tiger on a white background in several different versions.