Ocelot or Leopard-Cat

Artist John Woodhouse Audubon (American, 1812 - 1862)

Lithographer John T. Bowen (American, 1801 - 1856)

Date1846

Mediumlithograph on paper, hand-colored

Dimensions21 7/8 x 27 7/8 inches (55.6 x 70.8 cm)
Frame: 29 1/4 × 34 3/4 × 1 3/4 inches (74.3 × 88.3 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LinePurchase of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1973

Object number91.101.3

ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionHand-colored lithograph depicting an ocelot on a tree branch over river. Ocelot is looking at a catfish. Plate 86

Label TextJohn Woodhouse Audubon traveled to Texas in 1845 to find animals to depict for his father’s book on mammals. He was not able to see an elusive Ocelot in the wild. An Army officer procured a specimen for Audubon to paint. The beauty of the Ocelot’s spotted fur inspired the artist. The Ocelot is an endangered species that is still found in Texas.

ProvenancePurchased September 10, 1973 through (Taylor Clark, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) by the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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