Geese Preening

Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944)

1899

Wood-engraving

From Perrault's Deux Contes de ma mère l'Oye

Source: Moore, p.38

The roundel is beautifully composed. [Commentary continues below.]

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With a leafy trellis at the back, and a meadow in the foreground, two of the birds have completed their toilette, while three are still busily engaged with it. Another looks round, as if aware of the artist's or viewer's presence. Pissarro has caught their characteristic postures perfectly.

Bibliography

Moore, T. Sturge. A Brief Account of the Origin of the Eragny Press & a Note on the Relation of the Printed Book as a Work of Art to Life.Internet Archive. Contributed by University of California Libraries. Web. 17 August 2020.

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