Becquet

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

1860

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Two birds are depicted flying towards the left. The upper bird opens its mouth wide. Two nests are depicted at the bottom of the composition, shown facing forward and in profile. This image is set against a light blue background.
A white wolf, seen in profile, crouches down over a piece of bone and growls intensely. In front of him are scattered pieces of a broken tree limb, and behind him is a forest and mountains.
Color pastel of gnarled tree trunks with house in background
Triumph of Weed, Gabor F. Peterdi, etching