Figure of a Cougar At a Water Pool

The cougar leans down over the edge of the rock, nose almost in the water, tail curled up behind in a tidy spiral.

This figure of a cougar at a water pool comes from the Netherlands and dates to the 20th century. It is cast bronze and marble. Animal bronzes became a favored form of European decorative sculpture from the 19th century onward. The big cat crouches low along a sloping rock, shoulders bunched and head lowered to a small pool at the left. Its muscles are smoothly modeled under a warm brown patina. It rests on a rectangular black marble base. It is 11.5 inches wide, 4 deep and 6.25 high.

Even a cougar takes a moment for a quiet drink.