The Upper Part of a Door

Prints and Drawings

1852

Felix Bracquemond
French, 1833–1914

At the age of nineteen, Felix Braquemond executed this print, one of the best-known works of his career. On an old barn door are nailed a crow and an owl flanking a bat; beneath them is a sparrow hawk. The small message tacked to the door beneath the birds warns against the dangers of man’s predatory nature.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Félix Henri Bracquemond
Title: The Upper Part of a Door
Origin: France
Date: Made 1852
Medium: Etching and drypoint on off-white laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 305 × 400 mm (plate); 285 × 387 mm (primary support); 465 × 360 mm (secondary support)
Credit Line: Estate of Robert Forsyth
Reference Number: 1927.1728
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