Victor Kitson (XX) - Mr. Fox

- Oil on canvas. Original canvas. Signed.

- This work, charged with a vibrant narrative energy, captures a moment of cunning triumph at the heart of an autumnal forest. The protagonist is a mischievous fox, painted with loose and thick brushstrokes that enhance the texture of its reddish fur and the playful spark of intelligence in its oblique gaze. The animal lies crouched among the golden leaf litter and dry ferns, holding firmly but not aggressively a pheasant with iridescent plumage, whose inert body contrasts with the fox’s vital tension. The fox does not look at its prey, but directly at the viewer, with an expression that blends the pride of the hunt with a subtle invitation to share the mischief.

The true “punch” of this canvas lies in the visual and conceptual wordplay the painter has orchestrated. The artist, with the surname Kitson, seems to have painted a symbolic self-portrait. In Japanese, the word for “fox” is “Kitsune,” and the phonetic similarity is too deliberate to be casual. By signing the work as “Kitson,” the painter not only identifies himself as the creator, but also appropriates the fox’s cunning and free spirit, suggesting that the painting itself is a successful “hunt” of reality. It is a painting where wild nature and human wit meet, and where the artist’s surname becomes the key itself to deciphering the animal’s conspiratorial smile.

- Image dimensions without frame: 100 x 75 cm / 110 x 85 cm with exclusive custom frame.

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