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The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers (Le Bel oiseau déchiffrant l'inconnu au couple d'amoureux) (from the Constellation series)

The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers (Le Bel oiseau déchiffrant l'inconnu au couple d'amoureux) (from the Constellation series)

Artist: Joan Miró
Date: 1941
Movement: surrealism
Medium: Gouache, oil wash, and charcoal on paper
Dimensions: 18 x 15" (45.7 x 38.1 cm)
Location: The Museum of Modern Art
Credit: Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)

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Joan Miró, The Beautiful Bird Revealing the Unknown to a Pair of Lovers (Le Bel oiseau déchiffrant l'inconnu au couple d'amoureux) (from the Constellation series), 1941, Gouache, oil wash, and charcoal on paper, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)

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