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Bird with Dead Moth

1982

Albert York

(American, 1928–2009)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on wood panel
Measurements
Framed: 35 x 81.8 cm (13 3/4 x 32 3/16 in.); Unframed: 31.8 x 29.3 cm (12 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Feld 1983.104
Copyright
Copyright
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
A square-oriented oil painting on wood panel depicts a small brown bird with a pale underbelly standing on a field of dark green ground. Facing right, the bird tilts its head toward a vast, muted gray sky that dominates the upper two-thirds of the scene. A brown insect lies on the earth nearby. Visible, painterly brushstrokes define the bird's plumage and the surrounding landscape, rendered in muted earthy tones of brown, green, and gray.

Bird with Dead Moth

1982

Albert York

(American, 1928–2009)
America

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