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Virgil Nahl
Bird

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Watercolor and graphite drawing of a yellow-and-black bird perched on a branch, with a faint pencil sketch of a barn to the right, on cream paper

Virgil Nahl, Bird, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Sandra and Jacob Terner, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Virgil Nahl
Title
Bird
Place Made
United States
Medium
Watercolor
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (16.51 x 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Sandra and Jacob Terner
Accession Number
M.79.231.21
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings

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