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Peacock, Wyspianski, Stanislaw 1869–1907 painter / author, peacocks, decoration designs, Kraków, ca. 1898, pastel, height 47 cm, width 61.2 cm, symbolism style, social satire, artistic cafés, Poland, Polish drawings, A stylized bird with a long neck and crest is drawn in flowing pastel strokes on a brown paper background, framed by a wooden frame and a gray mat; the bird's body and feathers are rendered in blue, green, pink, and hints of yellow and white, with sweeping tail plumes that end in rounded eye-like shapes showing blue, green, and pink tones; the head and neck are darker blue with a visible eye and a curved beak, the legs and feet are pinkish with darker outlines, and there is a small rounded object near the lower edge in muted brown and white.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A32_415

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Rights managed

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37.4Mb (2.5Mb) / 13.3in x 10.9in / 3988 x 3279 (300dpi)

Keywords

Peacock Wyspianski Stanislaw 1869–1907 painter author peacocks decoration designs Kraków ca 1898 pastel height 47 cm width 61.2 cm symbolism style social satire artistic cafés Poland Polish drawings stylized bird long neck crest drawn flowing pastel strokes brown paper background framed wooden frame gray mat bird's body feathers rendered blue green pink hints yellow white sweeping tail plumes rounded eye- shapes showing pink tones head neck darker blue visible eye curved beak legs feet pinkish darker outlines small rounded object near lower edge muted brown white.