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The Rabbits

1893

Henri Charles Guérard

(French, 1846–1897)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
woodcut
Measurements
Sheet: 59.5 x 42.2 cm (23 7/16 x 16 5/8 in.); Image: 33 x 23.1 cm (13 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Carroll Shearer in memory of Robert Lundie Shearer 1992.243
Catalogue raisonné
Stein and Karshan 32; Inv. du fonds français après1800 IX.460.93
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Since Guérard was described as the "Japonais de Paris" (Japanese of Paris), it is appropriate that the stylistic source for The Rabbits would be the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), who made many woodcuts of animals.
A vertically oriented woodcut print in black ink depicts two rabbits in high contrast. On our left, a black rabbit faces right, defined by thin white lines. Behind it to our right, a white rabbit faces right, its features rendered in thick, hatched black strokes. Both sit against a grainy, dark gray background. A monogram occupies the top left, while a signature and the number 18 mark the bottom right.

The Rabbits

1893

Henri Charles Guérard

(French, 1846–1897)
France, 19th century

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