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Collections

Jan Matulka
Still Life with Bird and Lobstercirca 1927

Not on view
Vertical oil painting, cubist-influenced still life with a red lobster, spotted fish, yellow pitcher, and bold flat planes of blue, green, orange, and violet

Jan Matulka, Still Life with Bird and Lobster, circa 1927, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Bequest of Fannie and Alan Leslie, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jan Matulka
Bohemia, active United States, 1890-1972
Title
Still Life with Bird and Lobster
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1927
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm); Framed: 36 5/8 x 31 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (93.02 x 80.01 x 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Fannie and Alan Leslie
Accession Number
M.2006.73.4
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
American Art
Provenance
The artist ( 1890-1972), Paris. Fannie (1886–1971) and Alan Leslie (1885–1969); bequeathed in 2006 to LACMA.
Copyright
© The Estate of Jan Matulka