Object number2023.8.3
Nuit d'été traversée par l'oiseau
Date1970
Artist
Corneille
(Dutch, 1922-2010)
CultureBelgian, Dutch, French
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsUnframed: 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (100.3 x 100.3 cm)
Framed: 40 3/4 x 40 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (103.5 x 103.5 x 3.2 cm)
Framed: 40 3/4 x 40 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (103.5 x 103.5 x 3.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jane C. Arkus, class of 1950
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, signed upper left corner in white and on verso in black: Corneille
InscribedOn recto, by artist, upper left corner in white: '70; on verso: "nuit d'été / traversée par / l'oiseau" / [signature] / '70
Exhibition HistoryMuseum of Art, Carnegie InstituteDescriptionColorful and rendered in simple forms, a person lies on their back with arms extended upwards reaching toward two birds flying overhead. The sky includes medium sized irregular shapes and parts of the composition are rendered in pattern-like dots and strokes.
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