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Dead Bird

c. 1867

Robert Bolling Brandegee

Associated Names

Robert Bolling Brandegee

Artist, American, 1849 - 1922

There is a bird with a yellow chest and blue-tinted wings lying on its side on a dark brown surface. The bird's head faces left, its legs stretch towards the right, and a small feather and a sphere-like object lie nearby at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Dimensions

sheet: 17.15 × 25.08 cm (6 3/4 × 9 7/8 in.)
Accession Number

2018.44.42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

son of the artist; William and Abigail Gerdts, New York; gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Dr. and Mrs. William H. Gerdts

Wikidata ID

Q64628838

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