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
On view

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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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