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Head of a Cock

Félix Bracquemond

Associated Names

Félix Bracquemond

Artist, French, 1833 - 1914

This is a drawing of a rooster. It is an etching that focuses on the rooster's head, capturing detailed features such as its comb, wattle, and feather texture. The line work is delicate and precise, emphasizing the rooster's expression. The background is plain, directing attention to the rooster.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Dimensions

image: 14.4 × 10 cm (5 11/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
sheet: 37 × 27.6 cm (14 9/16 × 10 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

1988.20.6
Catalogue Raisonné

Beraldi, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

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

by later hand, lower right in graphite: ysxx / [illegible]

Watermarks

fleur-de-lis with VGL below

Wikidata ID

Q74877825

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