Tiger Hunt (1854) by Eugene Delacroix

Tiger Hunt - Eugene Delacroix - 1854

Artwork Information

TitleTiger Hunt
ArtistEugene Delacroix
Date1854
Mediumoil,canvas
Dimensions73.5 x 92.5 cm
Art MovementOrientalism
Current LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris, France

About Tiger Hunt

The artwork titled “Tiger Hunt” was created by the artist Eugene Delacroix in the year 1854. This oil on canvas masterpiece measures 73.5 by 92.5 centimeters and is a prime example of the Orientalism art movement. It is classified within the genre painting category and is currently housed at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, France.

Delacroix’s “Tiger Hunt” captures a scene brimming with action and ferocity, embodying the fascination with exotic and adventurous themes that is characteristic of Orientalism. The canvas is dominated by the powerful struggle between humans and a tiger, rendered with dramatic movement and expressive brushwork. The composition creates a dynamic interplay of figures, with the hunters on horseback and on foot, clad in vibrant attire that contrasts starkly against the natural landscape and the tawny fur of the tiger. The sense of urgent motion is enhanced by the artist’s use of rich, illuminated colors and shadow, highlighting the immediacy of the life-and-death struggle. Delacroix’s treatment of the scene conveys the raw emotion and physicality of the hunt, while also infusing it with Romantic sensibilities that celebrate the sublime power of nature and the human endeavor to confront it.

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