Heads and Paws of Lions

Prints and Drawings

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Eugène Delacroix
French, 1798-1863

While Delacroix never completed classical academy training, the practice of drawing from three-dimensional sculptural fragments stayed with him. He sketched details for future paintings like these from live caged animals as well as from dissected cadavers. Delacroix’s friend and fellow artist Antoine-Louis Barye even used casts of animal parts for his monochrome bronzes. In contrast, Delacroix’s touches of color increase the liveliness of these isolated images.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Eugène Delacroix
Title: Heads and Paws of Lions
Place: France (Artist's nationality)
Date: Artist's working dates 1818–1863
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 19.2 × 12.3 cm (7 9/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Allerton
Reference Number: 1925.1542
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