Pheasant
Medium
etching on gray-blue wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 30 × 45 cm (11 13/16 × 17 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1980.45.209
Art Historical Context
Behold Félix Bracquemond's *Pheasant* (1866), a etching on gray-blue w paper, measuring 30 45 cm. Housed in the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, this print exemplifies the French artist's prowess as a leading etcher of the 19th century. Bracquemond, a key figure in the revival of etching as a fine art medium, captured the bird's elegant form with intricate line work, evoking the natural grace and detailed plumage of its subject. Created during a period when French printmaking flourished alongside emerging movements like Impressionism—Bracquemond was a close associate of Édouard M...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres