The Hare
The Hare
The Hare
The Hare

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The Hare,

1911

Raoul Dufy, French, 1877–1953
x1968-106
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In 1911, the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire published <em>The Bestiary, or Procession of Orpheus</em>, a collection of thirty poems illustrated with woodcuts by Raoul Dufy. The book's format and the decorative simplicity of its woodcut illustrations recall a medieval bestiary—a natural history of animals intended to provide moral and religious instruction. Dufy worked closely with Apollinaire to develop each woodcut image, some of which—including this image of a hare—passed through several preliminary stages before the final versions were approved.

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Title
The Hare
Dates

1911

Maker
Raoul Dufy
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
block: 20.4 × 19.4 cm (8 1/16 × 7 5/8 in.) sheet: 29 x 22.8 cm. (11 7/16 x 9 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Nathan Chaikin
Object Number
x1968-106
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Culture
French, European
Type
prints, woodcuts
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
rabbits, forests

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