China’s Threat to Wild Tigers

The plight of the tiger, the world’s most endangered big cat, is brought to light in this visceral illustration that accompanied The Times Opinion article, “China’s Threat to Wild Tigers,” published June 28, 2014. The image is part of our collection of editorial illustrations being offered for the first time ever to the public as unframed or framed fine-art prints.

Illustrations have played an instrumental role in The Times’s journalistic legacy since December 11, 1861, when we published our first drawings – front page cartoons of James Gordon Bennett, rival publisher of The Herald. Today, The Times commissions thousands of original illustrations from freelance artists around the world. Artists, each with a distinct approach and personality, enhance stories with thought-provoking images that enrich the reading experience.

This illustration is by artist Enzo Pérès-Labourdette, who lives in Amsterdam. He graduated from Minerva Art Academy in The Netherlands in 2014. The same year, he created his first commissioned work for The New York Times, had his work selected and shown at the Society of Illustrators and Art Directors Club in New York, and was named one of the “top 100 new creatives to watch” by CMYK magazine. In 2015, he received prestigious talent development grants from the Fiep Westendorp Foundation and the Creative Industries Fund NL, and he exhibited in the Van Abbe Museum in The Netherlands. His work has appeared on the cover of The Times Sunday Review and he has illustrated for clients such as The New Yorker, Heineken and Dolce & Gabbana.