Karl Free

Bengal Tiger
1926

A watercolor painting depicting a scene at a zoo with a Bengal tiger behind bars. Onlookers, including a woman holding a child, a man in a hat, and a boy in a red outfit, are observing and interacting with the tiger. A sign above the tiger reads "BENGAL TIGER" with additional text underneath. The style is reminiscent of early 20th-century illustration, with vibrant colors and expressive figures.

A watercolor painting depicting a scene at a zoo with a Bengal tiger behind bars. Onlookers, including a woman holding a child, a man in a hat, and a boy in a red outfit, are observing and interacting with the tiger. A sign above the tiger reads "BENGAL TIGER" with additional text underneath. The style is reminiscent of early 20th-century illustration, with vibrant colors and expressive figures.

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Date
1926

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 1/2 × 15 3/16in. (29.2 × 38.6 cm)

Accession number
31.430

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1659

Exhibitions

Breaking Ground: The Whitney’s Founding Collection

Apr 28–Sept 18, 2011

Karl Free
11 works in the collection

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