Artwork
Le Repas du lion
Le Repas du lion is a print by the Impressionist artist French 19th Century. It dates from 1897 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Le Repas du lion is a print featuring a lion seated at a table with a dead bird. The work is executed in red collotype ink on wove paper.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a lion sitting upright in a chair, using a knife and fork to engage with a bird on a plate, suggesting a satirical or anthropomorphic theme.
Technique & Style
The artist employed a rare red collotype ink, lending the scene a warm tone and a tactile quality that evokes the weight of the depicted meal.
Artist & collection
Artist
This sculptor liked to keep sharp tools in the studio and blunt ones in his pocket—his niece recalled finding him absentmindedly whittling a stick while talking philosophy.
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