Crouching Collection (#5)

Possibly weight with a crouching tiger, Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE. Creator: Unknown
Possibly weight with a crouching tiger, Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 CE

A crouching figure, Eastern Zhou to Western Han dynasty, 3rd century BCE

Children Playing in Surf (oil on board)
1767572 Children Playing in Surf (oil on board) by Potthast, Edward Henry (1857-1927); 29.9x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children Playing in Surf. Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927)

A rare Aztec stone frog, c. 1200-1521 (stone)
1767153 A rare Aztec stone frog, c.1200-1521 (stone) by Aztec; 20.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A rare Aztec stone frog, Ca. A.D. 1200-1521. 20.9cm); Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

Aufsteigender (indian ink on paper)
1766395 Aufsteigender (indian ink on paper) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 29.4x16.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Aufsteigender)

The Chinese Mandarin, costume design for Sleeping Beauty, 1921 (pencil
1195794 The Chinese Mandarin, costume design for Sleeping Beauty, 1921 (pencil, w/c & gouache) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 40.5x26 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian

Market in Lower Egypt, (oil on canvas)
1197557 Market in Lower Egypt, (oil on canvas) by Muller, Leopold Karl (1834-92); 100x145.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Portrait of Shamsi Tabrizi, the Dervish, c. 1840-1 (oil on canvas)
1196804 Portrait of Shamsi Tabrizi, the Dervish, c.1840-1 (oil on canvas) by Persian School, (19th century); 129x76 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

A Rug Bazaar, Tangier, 1878 (oil on canvas)
989321 A Rug Bazaar, Tangier, 1878 (oil on canvas) by Weeks, Edwin Lord (1849-1903); 70.4x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rug Bazaar, Tangier. Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903). Oil on canvas

An August afternoon at the Luxembourg, 1886 (oil on canvas)
CH402539 An August afternoon at the Luxembourg, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Cross, Henri-Edmond (1856-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ascending (indian ink on paper)
CH401499 Ascending (indian ink on paper) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 29.4x16.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Aufsteigender; ); Photo eChristies Images; Swiss

Netting Lobster (w / c & bodycolour on paper)
CH401437 Netting Lobster (w/c & bodycolour on paper) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 38.1x27.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Mother and Child in Pine Woods, (oil on canvas)
985247 Mother and Child in Pine Woods, (oil on canvas) by Tarbell, Edmund Charles (1862-1938); 63.2x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child in Pine Woods)

Evening Solitude, 1925 (oil on canvas)
984833 Evening Solitude, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Couse, Eanger Irving (1866-1936); 40.6x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening Solitude. Eanger Irving Couse (1866-1936). Oil on canvas

Petrogale Xanthopus (yellow-footed rock-wallaby), 1845-1863 (hand-coloured lithograph)
991244 Petrogale Xanthopus (yellow-footed rock-wallaby), 1845-1863 (hand-coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); 56.3x38.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Watching Over Baby, (oil on canvas laid on board)
658971 Watching Over Baby, (oil on canvas laid on board) by Kever, Jacob Simon (1854-1922); 76.2x103.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Watching Over Baby. Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever (1854-1922)

Arabs Conversing in a Village Street, 1894 (oil on canvas)
658357 Arabs Conversing in a Village Street, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Swoboda, Rudolf Der G. (1859-1914); 110x85.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arabs Conversing in a Village Street)

An Arab watering his Horse by a River, c. 1890-1900 (oil on canvas)
823581 An Arab watering his Horse by a River, c.1890-1900 (oil on canvas) by Bridgman, Frederick Arthur (1847-1928); 73.7x97.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

(Na-Pay-Shure) Red Hand, 1862 (oil on canvas)
822859 (Na-Pay-Shure) Red Hand, 1862 (oil on canvas) by Cross, Henry H. (1837-1918); 90x74.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: (Na-Pay-Shure) Red Hand. Henry H. Cross (1837-1918). Oil on canvas

Bather; Baigneuse, 1910 (oil on canvas)
656435 Bather; Baigneuse, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Lebasque, Henri (1865-1937); 106x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bather; Baigneuse. Henri Lebasque (1865-1937). Oil on canvas

La Blonde, 1927-29 (oil and charcoal on canvas)
652422 La Blonde, 1927-29 (oil and charcoal on canvas) by Pascin, Jules (1885-1930); 91.5x73.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Blonde. Jules Pascin (1885-1930). Oil and charcoal on canvas

The Diversion, (oil on canvas)
651465 The Diversion, (oil on canvas) by Chocarne-Moreau, Paul Charles (1855-1931); 54.6x65.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Diversion. Paul Charles Chocarne-Moreau (1855-1931)

Arab Horsemen watering in an Oasis, (oil on canvas)
827538 Arab Horsemen watering in an Oasis, (oil on canvas) by Huguet, Victor-Pierre (1835-1902); 56x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Arab Horsemen watering in an Oasis)

Plate 183. Walking on Hands and Feet, 1872-85 (collotype on paper)
3950192 Plate 183. Walking on Hands and Feet, 1872-85 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 16x45.7 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Rajmalkos Raga, c. 1775 (opaque w / c and gold on paper)
6040492 Rajmalkos Raga, c.1775 (opaque w/c and gold on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 28x20 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Console Table, probably Roman, c. 1700 (painted & gilded wood, marble top)
499723 Console Table, probably Roman, c.1700 (painted & gilded wood, marble top) by Italian School; 95.3x107.3x62.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

French infantry under fire from German artillery during the Battle of Verdun
870228 French infantry under fire from German artillery during the Battle of Verdun, 1916 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Hazardous work (b / w photo)
STC466113 Hazardous work (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: a listening post in a shell crater in No Mans Land near Lagnicourt ;)

The Mothers Prayer, pictorial broadsheet published by J. Scholz, Mainz, c
DHC379968 The Mothers Prayer, pictorial broadsheet published by J. Scholz, Mainz, c.1850 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; Sammlung Hecht; German, out of copyright

Stealing a March, engraved by Edward Burton, 1824 (engraving)
BSA408895 Stealing a March, engraved by Edward Burton, 1824 (engraving) by Landseer, Charles (1799-1879) (after); 38.1x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Horatio Ross Esq)

Mallees (Gardeners), Hindus, Madras, from The People of India, by J
STC439689 Mallees (Gardeners), Hindus, Madras, from The People of India, by J. Forbes Watson, published 1868 (albumen print) by English Photographer

The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho)
2809096 The reign of terror in Belfast (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The reign of terror in Belfast)

The trench war on the Karst, the effect of our explosives on enemy positions (colour litho)
2777543 The trench war on the Karst, the effect of our explosives on enemy positions (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The trench war on the Karst)

Takashima Ohisa, c. 1795 (colour woodblock print)
2969345 Takashima Ohisa, c.1795 (colour woodblock print) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.0x25.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Clarence Buckingham Collection; Japanese

Jaguar (colour litho)
3096290 Jaguar (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jaguar. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Lorry sheds its load, Trafalgar Square, London
A lorry after shedding its load near St Martin-in-the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London. An engineer crouches precariously under the vehicle. Date: circa 1930s

A father poses with his little boy in a back street. Date: 1920s

A Mother and Child (pen, ink & wash on paper)
UCL273977 A Mother and Child (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826); 13.1x11.2 cm; UCL Art Museum, University College London, UK; eUCL Art Museum, University College London; English

Lying in wait, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho)
STC306665 Lying in wait, illustration from The History of the Nation (litho) by Mecham, Clifford Henry (fl.1858); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Urn representing a jaguar, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Period II (pottery)
XBP351810 Urn representing a jaguar, Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Period II (pottery) by Zapotec; height: 91.4 cm; Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City, Mexico; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Mexican

Block statue of User, vizier and governor of Thebes during the reign of Tuthmosis III
XIR244622 Block statue of User, vizier and governor of Thebes during the reign of Tuthmosis III, New Kingdom, c.1479-1425 BC (stone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); height: 90 cm; Louvre

Crouching Venus, copy of a 3rd century BC Greek original (marble) (b / w photo
XIR202753 Crouching Venus, copy of a 3rd century BC Greek original (marble) (b/w photo) (see also 191002, 191003) by Roman; Louvre, Paris

Manila and its Environs: A Foodstall on a Street (watercolour with bodycolour)
1767249 Manila and its Environs: A Foodstall on a Street (watercolour with bodycolour) by Lozano, Jose Honorato (c.1815-c.85); 34.3x29.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Manila and its Environs)

The First Lesson, (oil on canvas)
659076 The First Lesson, (oil on canvas) by Folingsby, George Frederick (1830-91); 83.2x63.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Lesson. George Frederick Folingsby (1830-1891)

Scared, crouching young girl, 1912 (w / c & pencil on paper)
1121480 Scared, crouching young girl, 1912 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 31.8x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Crouching: A Glimpse into the Art of Stealth and Grace" In a world where stillness speaks volumes, crouching becomes an art form that transcends time. Just like three young Victorian women baring their bottoms in a daring act of rebellion, Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Return of the Prodigal Son" captures the vulnerability and strength hidden within this humble posture. But it is not just humans who possess this innate ability to crouch with purpose. As we observe a ginger cat stealthily stalking its prey or witness Vereker Monteith Hamilton's depiction of soldiers in "The Forlorn Hope At Badajos, " we are reminded that crouching is both instinctual and strategic – a survival tactic ingrained in nature itself. From the majestic mountain lion prowling through snow-covered landscapes near Bozeman, Montana, to Jean-Francois Millet's portrayal of hardworking gleaners hunched over their laborious task in "The Gleaners, " crouching symbolizes resilience and determination against all odds. Even the king of beasts knows when to lower himself gracefully. As we envision a lion drinking at night in Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, we realize that even royalty must bow down before nature's eternal laws. Yet, crouching isn't limited to wildlife alone; it permeates every corner of our diverse world. Whether it be artisans showcasing their crafts at Djembe market in Bamako, Mali or a Devon Rex Cat blending seamlessly into grassy landscapes – each embodies the essence of adaptability and camouflage. And as Vincenzo Gemito immortalizes the fisherboy poised on his haunches by the sea in "Il Pescatore, " we understand that sometimes life demands us to lower ourselves humbly before its vast mysteries – reminding us that true wisdom lies not only in standing tall but also in knowing when to crouch.