Caption

Four dead crows hanging on a wall, print, annotation: 'Pointe Seche ... tiré à ... par l'autoriteit', printmaker: Henri Charles Guérard (signed by artist), 1856 - 1897, Henri Charles Guérard, printmaker, paper, drypoint, height 216 mm x width 254 mm, song birds: crow, Several dark, sketch-like bird figures appear against a pale, textured background, each rendered with rough, feathery strokes; some birds are shown inverted with wings outstretched and heads pointing downward, while others display wings folded or partially extended, and thin legs and clawed feet extend from a few of the bodies; the background shows faint scratches and smudges and the overall palette is monochromatic with stark contrasts between the dark birds and the light surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B24_419

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.2Mb (8.2Mb) / 14.6in x 12.5in / 4391 x 3761 (300dpi)

Keywords

Four dead crows hanging wall print annotation Pointe Seche .. tiré à .. par l'autoriteit printmaker Henri Charles Guérard signed artist 1856 - 1897 paper drypoint height 216 mm x width 254 mm song birds crow Several dark sketch- bird figures pale textured background rendered rough feathery strokes birds shown inverted wings outstretched heads pointing downward display wings folded partially extended thin legs clawed feet extend bodies background faint scratches smudges palette monochromatic stark contrasts dark birds light surface