Les Oeufs de Pâques 1878

"Les Oeufs de Pâques" (Easter Eggs), an etching created by Vicomte Ludovic Lepic in 1878, depicts a large, cracked egg with three chicks emerging from the shell, while an adult bird is flying away. The composition is arranged in a still-life style, with a quill pen, inkwell, and a playing card placed in the lower right corner. Lepic, a French artist known for his whimsical and often satirical works, employed a loose and expressive line to create a sense of movement and life in this print.