Chaïm Soutine
The Chicken

ArtistFrench, born Russia (present-day Belarus), 1893–1943
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Chicken
Datec. 1926
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions40 1/4 × 29 15/16 in. (102.2 × 76.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown in honor of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck
Object number74.248
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
226 Beck Galleries
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ProvenanceEx-collection: Baron de Rothschild, Paris

Cordier and Ekstrom, New York

Ex-collection: Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown, Houston

Donated to the museum in 1974 in honor of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "From the Object: Still Life Themes and Variations", Alfred C. Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX9 Jan - 6 Feb 1987, (LN:87.15)
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