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Jacques Barraband

Jacques Barraband
Jacques Barraband (unknown), French, Jacques Barraband is a French artist, an enigmatic figure in the world of art. Very little reliable biographical information is available, and much of their creative journey remains lost to time.
Their surviving works speak in quiet tones — suggestive, poetic, and shrouded in mystery.
  • Le Coq de roche du Pérou. (1806)

    Le Coq de roche du Pérou. (1806)

    Jacques Barraband (French, unknown)

    A fiery splash of orange and black perches against muted greens—the cock-of-the-rock’s plumage burns bright, its sharp beak and watchful eye hinting at wild, unseen forests. Every feather seems alive, painted with a precision that makes the bird almost breathe on the page.