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Plucked Clean

William Michael Harnett

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a plucked chicken hanging upside down by one yellow leg from a piece of string. The chicken's bare skin is pale yellow with some areas of pale pink. Its tail and head are still intact, showing white plumage and a red crest. There are some small white feathers still connected to its skin, and a few scattered feathers float downward against the brown wooden panel background.

Artwork Details

Date
1882
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
19107 × 32216 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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