Le Coq de France
Félix Bracquemond|André Marty
1893 · Etching · Drawings and Prints
A master etcher, famous for his portrayal of birds, Bracquemond here sublimated his skill as a naturalist to the emblematic potential of his subject. This deeply bitten etching bears an explicit political message. The Gallic cock crows to celebrate France's recent alliance with Russia. Perhaps more powerful to contemporary eyes is the artist's rendering of the texture of feathers and talons as well as the distinctive stance and expression of the crowing rooster.
- Artist
- Félix Bracquemond|André Marty
- Date
- 1893
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1922
