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The Hen with the Golden Eggs

Marc Chagall

Artwork Details

The Hen with the Golden Eggs
1927-1930
Marc Chagall
etching, engraving and drypoint on laid paper
19 3/4 x 16 3/8 in. (50.17 x 41.59 cm);11 5/8 in x 9 1/2 in (29.53 cm x 24.13 cm);19 3/4 in x 16 3/8 in (50.17 cm x 41.59 cm)
Gift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.
2008/2.415

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Description

Subject Matter:

This etching comes from a suite of illustrations the artist created for La Fontaine's Fables.  This image depicts the fable of the hen with the golden eggs.

Physical Description:

Black and white etching shows a figure of a large hen in the central portion of the image with a small male figure on the middle right side of the image. Darkened tree branches extend from the left middle side to the upper right corner of the image.

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