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The Chicken

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Modern & Contemporary Art · Catalogue no. 939938
Chaïm Soutine

The Chicken

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
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Artist / MakerChaïm Soutine
Date1926
Mediumcanvas, oil paint
TypePainting
CollectionMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
LocationAudrey Jones Beck Building
About the Artist

BiographyChaïm Soutine (1893–1943) — Belarusian-French painter (1893–1943).Chaïm Soutine worked as painter, artist and architectural drafter and is associated with Russian Empire and France. Their documented life spans the years 1893 to 1943, born in Śmiłavičy, died in 16th arrondissement of Paris. Their work is linked to Expressionism.Disciplinespainter, artist, architectural drafterBorn1893, ŚmiłavičyDied1943, 16th arrondissement of ParisNationalityRussian Empire, FranceMovementExpressionismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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