The Cock

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In this drawing, Ryback's cockerel bears comparison both with the romantic folkloric imagery of artists such as Chagall, and the expressionistic realism of Soutine's closely-observed studies. The cockerel, a staple of the French still-life, may be a symbol of his adopted French home, but also evokes the Jewish tradition of kapparot, where the sins of a person are symbolically transferred to a fowl. 'Le Repos', Ryback's sensitively-observed study of a horse at rest by is animated by a vivid palette and the beautifully rendered landscape which surrounds it.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

London

Title

The Cock

Date

1920

Medium

watercolour on paper

Measurements

H 33.5 x W 50 cm

Accession number

1987-354

Acquisition method

purchased, 1935

Work type

Watercolour

Signature/marks description

Signed (lower left): I. Ryback

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