Artwork
Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves
Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves is a pastel drawing by the Romanticist artist Antoine Berjon. It dates from 1810 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Hunting Trophy with Hare and Bay Leaves is a pastel drawing on prepared canvas created by Antoine Berjon around 1810. The work showcases Berjon's skill as a still-life artist, particularly in capturing the textures of natural subjects.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a still life featuring a dead hare suspended by its hind legs, adorned with a sprig of bay leaves. The arrangement combines natural elements, highlighting the artist's attention to detail and texture.
Technique & Style
Executed in pastel on canvas, the work exhibits a rough, soft quality characteristic of the medium. Berjon's focus on texture is evident in the rendering of the hare's fur, which appears fuzzy and lifelike.
Artist & collection
Artist
Antoine Berjon (17 May 1754 – 24 October 1843) was a French painter and designer, among the most important flower painters of 19th-century France.
