Cleveland Museum of Art
Rooster (Gallic Cock)
Raymond Duchamp-VillonLinkedCulture matchlcp-ecbefdde0522
- Date
- 1916 (plaster), cast 1919
- Medium
- painted bronze
- Culture
- France, 20th century
- Department
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 146806
What the image shows
A golden rooster sculpture with red and gold geometric patterns on a black circular background.
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From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
A pioneer of Cubist sculpture, Duchamp-Villon carved the original plaster for this bronze relief while serving in the army during World War I. It was intended for the entrance to a temporary theater erected near the front lines, where French soldiers would have recognized the rooster and rising sun as symbols of victory. Duchamp-Villon died during the war, and in 1919, five bronze casts were made from his plaster as a memorial to the artist. Before being embraced by artists, the term "Cubism" originated from an insult. The same is true of Gallus, a Latin word meaning both "rooster" and "inhabitant of Gaul" (present-day France). Once used to mock the French, the rooster was reclaimed as a national symbol of triumph, as pictured here.
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Provenance & credit
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- Credit line
- Bequest of Lucia McCurdy McBride
- Provenance
- John Quinn | 1927: Lucia McCurdy McBride | John Quinn; Lucia McCurdy McBride, 1927
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