The Large Hanging Raven

before 1888

Henri-Charles Guérard

Associated Names
Henri-Charles Guérard

Artist, French, 1846 - 1897

The image depicts a bird laying on its side with wings spread out. The bird's feathers are black, against a light background. The bird's body extends diagonally across the frame, with its head pointing left and its tail pointing right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Lawrence Lawver

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.7 × 47.5 cm (11 11/16 × 18 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.8 × 51.1 cm (13 11/16 × 20 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.67.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, undesc.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Paris; (Gillis/Goldman Fine Art, Brussels); purchased by National Gallery of Art, 2023.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Bertin, Claudie. Henri Guerard: L'oeuvre grave. Paris, 1975: no. 322

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower left: HCG; verso: at center, in graphite, in later hand: W [circled]

Markings

recto: Henri-Charles Guérard (Lugt 3481)

Watermarks

none

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