Who created "The Angry Parrot"?

The Angry Parrot was created by Jean-Georges Vibert in n.d..

What medium is "The Angry Parrot"?

The Angry Parrot is Wash and Chinese white.

Is "The Angry Parrot" in the public domain?

Yes, The Angry Parrot is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Angry Parrot

Jean-Georges Vibert

n.d.

Medium

Wash and Chinese white

Dimensions

5 3/16 x 8 3/16 in. (13.2 x 20.8 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Anne D. Thomson, 1923

Accession Number

23.280.1

Tags

Parrots

Art Historical Context

Step into the whimsical world of Jean-Ge Vibert's *The Angry Parrot*, charming 19th-century drawing that captures the feisty personality of its avian subject. Created in wash—a fluid watercolor technique for soft tonal gradations—and Chinese white gouache for bright highlights, this intimate work measures just 5 3/16 x 8 3/16 inches. Vibert, a French academic renowned for his humorous genre scenes often poking gentle fun at clergy and everyday life, here turns his keen eye to the animal kingdom, infusing the parrot with vivid emotion. The use of wash allows Vibert to evoke texture and light w...

The Angry Parrot

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