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Jean Metzinger — Femme au perroquet (La fenêtre)
Jean Metzinger

Femme au perroquet (La fenêtre)

1927

A elegantly composed work by Jean Metzinger, this painting depicts a woman posed alongside a parrot near a window, rendered in the artist's distinctive post-Cubist style. Metzinger employs soft, harmonious forms and a refined color palette to balance geometric structure with graceful figuration. The interplay of interior and exterior light filtering through the window lends the composition a quiet, contemplative atmosphere.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Painted circa 1927.

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

May 15, 2020

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Sold: $114,300

Lot 70

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Jean Metzinger, Femme au perroquet (La fenêtre), 1927

A elegantly composed work by Jean Metzinger, this painting depicts a woman posed alongside a parrot near a window, rendered in the artist's distinctive post-Cubist style. Metzinger employs soft, harmonious forms and a refined color palette to balance geometric structure with graceful figuration. The interplay of interior and exterior light filtering through the window lends the composition a quiet, contemplative atmosphere.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.8 x 65.1 cm
Year
1927
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Muted Earth Tones, Contemplative Mood, Cubism, Interior Scene, Male Artist, Early 20th Century, French Artist, Female Figure, Geometric Abstraction, Modern Master, Oil on Canvas

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