Artwork
Attaque du lion
Attaque du lion is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Louis-Candide Boulanger. It dates from 1830 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Attaque du lion is a lithograph on chine collé created by Louis-Candide Boulanger around 1830. The print depicts a dramatic confrontation between a man and a lion.
Subject & Meaning
The title, meaning 'lion attack,' reflects the violent struggle between the two figures. The dark, turbulent background and the dynamic poses of the man and lion convey a sense of intense drama and urgency.
Technique & Style
Boulanger employed loose, expressive lines to capture the action, characteristic of his Romantic style. The lithograph's black-and-white palette and sketchy technique enhance the scene's energy and movement.
Context
As a lithographer during a period when the medium was gaining popularity, Boulanger was part of a broader artistic trend that valued the reproduction and circulation of images.
Artist & collection
Artist
Louis Candide Boulanger (1806 – 1867) was a French Romantic painter, pastellist, lithographer and a poet, known for his religious and allegorical subjects, portraits, genre scenes.
Il y eut des luttes et des vaines victoires (There were struggles and vain victories)
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