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The Magpie — Rolled Canvas
喜鹊 · 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in)
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
$88.99 $119.99
★ 4.6 · 37 reviews
The Magpie 1868
La Pie · 喜鹊
A single black bird sits on a wattle fence in a snowbound Normandy landscape, and the whole picture is really about how snow is not white. Monet paints the shadows blue and lilac, which was unusual enough in 1868 that the jury of the Salon rejected it.
About the work
Rejected by the Salon of 1869; bought by Arsène Houssaye, then in the collection of the Musée du Luxembourg before transfer to the Orsay.
Reproduction print on cotton canvas. Not an original artwork, not a limited edition, and not signed. Colours may differ slightly from your screen.
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The Magpie — Framed Canvas
喜鹊 · 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in)
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
$148.99 $200.99
★ 4.9 · 74 reviews