The Lost White Tiger
“The Lost White Tiger” — Oil Painting by Tanya Mavric (2012)
Size: approx. 60 × 90 cm, thin stretched canvas Medium: Oil on canvas Artist: Tanya Mavric (Australia)
Artwork Description
Painted in 2012, The Lost White Tiger captures a rare and symbolic meeting between two beings whose worlds should never cross: a Native American guardian figure and a white tiger who has escaped a circus.
The tiger, exhausted but free, has found the one soul who understands him — a friend, not a captor. He sits close, leaning into the presence of the human figure, who wears traditional feathers, beadwork, and a warm yellow garment. Their quiet companionship forms the emotional heart of the painting.
Behind them, the landscape opens into a sweeping natural world:
a glacial river flowing through lush green vegetation
tall trees framing the mid‑ground
distant snow‑capped mountains
a dramatic reddish‑orange sky that suggests both danger and hope
The composition leads the viewer from the intimate bond in the foreground into the vast, untamed wilderness beyond — a visual metaphor for freedom regained.
Thin Canvas, better options for framing!
Tripple Primed.
Size: 60 × 90 cm
$ Now valued at $ 1,700.00
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Valuation Description — “The Lost White Tiger” (Oil on Canvas, 2012)
This original oil painting by Tanya Mavric, measuring approximately 60 × 90 cm on thin stretched canvas, holds an estimated market value between AUD $1,400 and $2,600.
The valuation reflects the artwork’s narrative depth, technical execution, and collector appeal within the Australian fine‑art market. The piece embodies a rare emotional story — a Native American guardian and a white tiger who has escaped captivity — rendered in Tanya Mavric’s early oil period with luminous brushwork and symbolic composition.
At the lower end of the range, the value represents a private‑sale or unframed condition, while the upper tier aligns with gallery presentation, professional framing, and provenance documentation. The painting’s wildlife‑spiritual theme, balanced composition, and established authorship position it as a mid‑to‑upper boutique collectible, appealing to both wildlife art enthusiasts and narrative art collectors.
This valuation also anticipates appreciation over time, particularly as Tanya Mavric’s later hybrid acrylic‑digital works continue to strengthen her brand identity and elevate earlier originals as part of her artistic lineage.
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