The Hare (Le Lièvre)
1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The painting shows a hare in a simple setting. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design onto a metal plate. The artist, Félix Bracquemond, was skilled at this technique, and it's interesting to see how he used it to create detailed textures and shading. You can learn more about this technique by looking up etching.
