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
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1852
Medium: Etching and drypoint on off-white laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: Plate: 30.5 × 40 cm (12 1/16 × 15 3/4 in.); Primary support: 28.5 × 38.7 cm (11 1/4 × 15 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 46.5 × 36 cm (18 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Estate of Robert Forsyth
Reference Number: 1927.1728
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