55. Tiger in the Room
Title: Tiger in the Room
Date: 1973
Subject: Lion in a bedroom with two people
Measurements: 10 1/16” W x 8” H
Materials and Techniques: Paperboard, cutouts from reproduction postcards and/or art books, plastic covering
Description: This piece evokes the image of van Gogh’s bedroom by pulling pieces from his famous paintings on the subject, and placing them in a familiar layout. His bed (The Bedroom, 1888, Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, Zundert 1853-1890 Auvers-sur-Oise, The Van Gogh Museum) occupies the upper right corner of the image. The image of a person’s nude behind rests on the bed, with an accompanying leg poking out of the bed frame. A large tiger rests at the foot of the bed. In the foreground, a nude woman (Nevermore, 1897, Paul Gauguin, French, Paris 1848-1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, The Courtauld Gallery) sits on van Gogh’s familiar yellow chair (Van Gogh’s Chair, 1888, Vincent van Gogh, Dutch, Zundert 1853-1890 Auvers-sur-Oise, The National Gallery) with her arms raised near her face.
Signed: “Norman S. Green ‘73” written on back in blue pen
Note: From the Pictorial Puzzler Series. Title and signature written on back in blue pen.