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