Pheasant and Cattail (Faisan et roseau)

1866

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names
Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

This is a drawing of a bird with long tail feathers and a cattail plant. The drawing is created with intricate, fine lines, capturing the delicate form of the bird which seems to be in motion, its tail elegantly trailing behind it. The bird's plumage is detailed with various patterns, and its neck appears to be gracefully arched. Below the bird, a faint outline of a cattail plant is visible, with its slender stalk and elongated leaves rendered with minimalistic strokes. The background is plain, allowing the focus to remain on the bird and plant. A small red seal is present near the bottom of the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on gray-blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 30 × 45 cm (11 13/16 × 17 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.209

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 530

  • Series Title

    Service Rousseau [Plate 1]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Eugène Daurand Forgues (1857-1933), Paris [Lugt 743a]

Associated Names

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: in plate, at upper right: No. 1; verso: none

Markings

recto: red-stamped at lower center: Eugène Daurand Forgues (Lugt 743a); verso: none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65568294

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