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Sumatran Tiger – Intensity Limited Edition Giclée Print (print number 21 of total print edition 100) by Marie-Claire Colyer – From an original painting.

This Limited Edition print is signed and numbered and comes with a certificate of authenticity. It also includes the Marie-Clarie Colyer embossment, authenticating it as an archival authorised giclée print.

Printed on Canson fine art paper (archival, 100% cotton, 310gsm) using fade-proof archival inks, with a white border for framing. Ony 100 of this size print will be made.

This giclée print is unframed, ready to fit into a standard A2 size frame.

The Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris ssp. sumatrae) is only found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and is considered Critically Endangered. Its population in the wild is declining. Major threats are habitat loss due to acacia and palm oil plantations, decreasing prey base, black market trading of tiger parts and conflict with man. It is the smallest tiger subspecies existing today.

I feel close to this tiger after hours studying it at Auckland Zoo over a summer and this painting is my all-time favourite. It hangs on my wall and his eyes follow me about the room as I work. The log with its scratch marks is one of the tiger’s preferred places to lounge and I could never leave the zoo without looking for this magnificent animal.

For me this painting conjures up the feeling of summer days. Of sultry and exotic destinations. Despite the languid pose, there is power in the intensity of this big cat’s gaze.