The Get Away Fox

Description

A fox runs across a snow-covered field, its red body sharply visible against the white ground. A dark fence and distant horses or figures mark the horizon. The stretched posture of the fox suggests a quick escape, while a few tracks cut through the snow toward the middle distance.

About The Get Away Fox Reproduction

Cool gray and blue shadows shape the snow, contrasted by the warm red of the fox-orange coat. Long dark tree or fence lines divide the background. Low clouds and pale sky create broad horizontal bands above the open field.

The diagonal movement gives of the fox the otherwise quiet winter scene a clear point of action. The track and fence direct attention toward the distant group, while the animal remains foregrounded by its color. Sparse details preserve the wide, exposed setting and heighten the sense of speed. The red fox runs across the white foreground, leaving a clear track that points toward the distant fence. Tiny horses or figures appear near the horizon, small against the broad snowfield. Dark clouds and a low line of trees close the upper distance. The warm color of the fox becomes the single bright accent in an otherwise spare winter palette. The warm coat forms of the fox the clearest color accent in the snowfield. A dark fence and distant horse shapes mark the far edge of the scene.

The hand-painted reproduction

ByMuseum offers The Get Away Fox by Horace Pippin as a hand-painted oil reproduction on canvas. A horizontal placement follows the fox across the snow.

• The fox forms a warm accent against pale snow.
• Tracks lead toward distant horses or figures.
• Painted individually in oil on canvas.
• Select the available size and presentation on this page.