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Series Title: published in L'Estampe Originale

Birds of Prey

1893
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Victor Emile Prouvé

(French, 1858–1943)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
aquatint and etching in green
Measurements
Sheet: 43 x 60.5 cm (16 15/16 x 23 13/16 in.); Platemark: 23.9 x 42.4 cm (9 7/16 x 16 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Bonebrake 2008.194
Catalogue raisonné
Stein and Karshan 55
Impression
79
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

In order to exhibit as much as possible in his home, Bonebrake removed the doors from closets to create mini-galleries. One of these, which he dubbed the “chamber of horrors, was reserved for works that might cause fright or apprehension. Birds of Prey, which depicts avians clutching human body parts, would have been hung there. It was published in L’Estampe Originale (The Original Print), the greatest of the late-19th-century print publications.
A horizontal aquatint and etching in muted green depicts numerous birds in flight over water. In the center, two large birds with broad wings grapple mid-air, talons extended. To the left, another large bird glides toward the center. In the upper right corner, a bright moon casts a long, white reflection across the waves. Smaller birds fill the background, receding toward the horizon in pale, atmospheric tones.

Birds of Prey

1893

Victor Emile Prouvé

(French, 1858–1943)
France, 19th century

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