Drie mannen op jacht naar vogels 1832 - 1885

Rodolphe Bresdin made this pen drawing, titled 'Three Men Hunting Birds', sometime during his career. Bresdin, who was active in France during the 19th century, lived an unconventional life marked by poverty and social alienation. The drawing depicts three figures in pursuit of fowl across a stark landscape. Note the figures are reduced to rudimentary forms, starkly contrasting with the elaborately rendered birds. This contrast evokes a sense of tension, highlighting the power dynamics inherent in the act of hunting. Bresdin's choice to portray the hunt without glorifying it reflects his ambiguous relationship with societal norms. He once said, "I have always lived outside society."