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The Two Birds by Fernand Léger

The Two Birds

Fernand Léger · 1901

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DETAILS
Artist
Fernand Léger
Date
1901
Medium
Color lithograph on white wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 44.5 × 33 cm (17 9/16 × 13 in.); Sheet: 65.8 × 50.4 cm (25 15/16 × 19 7/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
France
Credit line
Bequest of Hedwig B. Schniewind
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