The Blue Bird (Metzinger)
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The Blue Bird (French: L'Oiseau bleu) is an oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist Jean Metzinger. L'Oiseau bleu, one of Metzinger's most recognizable and frequently referenced works, was first exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants in the spring of 1913 (cat. no. 2087),[1] several months after the publication of the first (and only) Cubist manifesto, Du "Cubisme", written by Jean Metzinger and Albert Gleizes (1912). It was subsequently exhibited at the 1913 Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon in Berlin (titled Der blaue Vogel, cat. no. 287).[2]
The Blue Bird | |
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French: L'Oiseau bleu | |
Artist | Jean Metzinger |
Year | 1912-13 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 230 cm × 196 cm (90.5 in × 77.2 in) |
Location | Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris |
Apollinaire described L'Oiseau bleu as a 'very brilliant painting' and 'his most important work to date'. L'Oiseau bleu, acquired by the City of Paris in 1937, forms part of the permanent collection at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris.[3]