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Between the lion cub and the lion, grace does not disappear \u2014 it transforms into majesty. At this age, everything is still open \u2014 curiosity prevails over wariness, and those golden eyes look at the world without yet knowing that they will end up making it their domain. In every clumsy movement, every yawn too large for its still-small mouth, the predator it will become is already visible.<\/p>\n

The title imposed itself naturally. Not only because this cub is the son of a king \u2014 but because it embodies something universal that Saint-Exup\u00e9ry captured so well: that way of being fully present, without calculation or defence, of seeing the world with fresh eyes. Lion cubs, like children, have not yet learned to pretend.<\/p>\n

For the composition, I chose to approach as closely as possible. The tight framing is no accident: I wanted us to be face to face with it, almost at the level of its gaze, unable to avoid that presence. No distancing, no savanna as a backdrop \u2014 just it, that gaze, and that fur, still soft, that has not yet taken on its definitive colour.<\/p>\n

Oil paint, worked in the hyperrealist tradition, attaches itself here to seizing the infinite nuances of this ochre and tawny coat, the light playing on the small, still-uncertain tufts, this transitional mantle between childhood and the majesty to come. To paint Le Petit Prince was to fix the pre-reign \u2014 that suspended, fragile, and unrepeatable moment when a future king still observes the world with a child's eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Original Painting Sold<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Limited Edition Giclee available<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n
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  • – Limited edition numbered from 1 to 25 hand signed by the Artist<\/li>\n
  • – Canvas\u00a0350 g\/m\u00b2 Mat<\/li>\n
  • – Size : 65 cm x 33 cm (26″ x 12″)<\/li>\n
  • – Size framed : 74 x 42 cm (29″ x 16″)<\/li>\n
  • – Digigraphie\u00ae certified printing Giclee<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • – Option : matte black floater frame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The Print is numbered and signed with a certificate of authenticity. There are two signatures : the original painting signature which is printed and the signature of the print by the Artists’s hand. Framing recommended:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • The matte black floater frame add a modern, elegant finish. The framing is made by hand by a french artisan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Shipping options :<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • – Rolled in a tube. You can stretch the canvas yourself or have it done by your framer. Shipping costs are cheaper.<\/li>\n
      • – Stretched : The canvas is stretched over the unframed wooden stretcher. The painting is delivered in a wooden case by carrier and ready to hang.<\/li>\n
      • – Framed in a floater frame : The canvas is stretched and framed in a beautiful matte black floater frame. The painting is delivered in a wooden case by carrier and ready to hang.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        The watermark does not appear on the print.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19571,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2112,1191,1187,1194],"product_tag":[1413,1091,1092,1555],"class_list":["post-19549","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-african-wildlife","product_cat-giclees-on-canvas","product_cat-limited-editions","product_cat-original-paintings","product_tag-tableau-contemporain-en","product_tag-lion-en","product_tag-lion-cub","product_tag-realism","pa_collection-digigraphies-en","pa_mounting-black-floater","pa_mounting-rolled-in-a-tube","pa_mounting-stretched","pa_support-limited-edition","pa_technic-limited-edition-canvas","pa_technic-oil-painting","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Little Prince \u2013 Lion Cub | Canvas Edition \u2014 S. 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