A plucked chicken, a few stray feathers remaining, hangs upside-down by one foot, illuminated. Behind it the metal hinges and wood panels of a door are visible.

Realism

For Sunday's Dinner

William Michael Harnett

artist William Michael Harnett (American, born Ireland, 1848–1892)

date 1888

medium Oil on canvas

origin United States

dimensions 94.3 × 53.6 cm

credit line Wilson L. Mead Fund

exhibitions Concrete as a Draft

hall 28 Realism

rights public domain (CC0)

Art Institute of Chicago Full image

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