Accession Number2008/2.415
TitleThe Hen with the Golden Eggs
Artist(s)Marc ChagallArtist NationalityBelorussian (culture or style)Object Creation Date1927-1930Medium & Supportetching, engraving and drypoint on laid paperDimensions 19 3/4 in x 16 3/8 in (50.17 cm 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)
Credit LineGift of Ruth W. and Clarence J. Boldt, Jr.Subject matterThis 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 DescriptionBlack 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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Keywords
egg (material)
etching (printing process)
fables
hens