Le Dindon de la Farce (Turkey of the Farce)

1894

Georges Manzana-Pissarro

Associated Names
Georges Manzana-Pissarro

Artist, French, 1871 - 1961

This is a drawing of a sitting figure next to a bird with an elaborate tail. The image depicts a bird displaying its tail feathers in an arching pattern full of intricate designs. Next to the bird, there is a drawing of a figure sitting down, draped in voluminous, flowing clothing. The backdrop includes foliage or leaves, adding richness to the monochrome image through textured details and balanced negative spaces.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper, mounted on larger sheet

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 21.2 x 23 cm (8 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 33 x 29.2 cm (13 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.162.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boyer and Cate 1991, no. 53

  • Series Title

    L'Estampe originale (Album VII)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ira and Virginia Jackson Collection, Houston; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1991

  • Boyer, Patricia Eckert, and Phillip Dennis Cate. L'Estampe originale: Artistic Printmaking in France 1893 - 1895. Zwolle, 1991.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Georges Pissarro; lower left in block, in reverse: LE DINDON DE LA FARCE

Markings

blindstamp of L'Estampe originale on mount

Wikidata ID

Q76341010

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