The Old Cock

1882

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

This is a drawing of a rooster. The image shows a detailed and realistic side view of a rooster, displaying its feathers, skin texture, comb, and wattles. The drawing is in black and white, emphasizing fine lines and shading to add depth and detail. The rooster's head is slightly turned, and it stands confidently. The composition is clean, focusing on the rooster against a plain background to highlight the naturalistic details and proportions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on Japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47.1 × 33.1 cm (18 9/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2102

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 222, State i/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 57.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 84.

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

1987

  • Bouillon, Jean-Paul. Félix Bracquemond, Le Réalisme Absolu: oeuvre gravé 1849-1859, catalogue raisonné, Geneva: Skira, 1987.

Inscriptions

recto: at lower right, in brown ink: Bracquemond [underlined]; at lower right, in graphite: No. 3; along bottom, in graphite, in later hand: GND M 26349 "Le Vieux Coq." B.222I state before the reeds. / about 8 impressions of which this is No. 3 Extremely rare.; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955895

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