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Applique

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a bird titled "Applique" by Marc Chagall. The bird faces left with one leg bent and one extended; both are visible. One wing stretches up and back and the other extends to the side and back, both with textured feather details. The bird has a long neck, small eye, and short beak. Illegible writing in the upper left and a handwritten number in the lower right corner.

Artwork details

Date:
late 19th–early 20th century
Medium:
Silk, metallic thread
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 591 px
Museum record:
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