Photo of collection object The Birds (Les Oiseaux) from Xylographs (Xylographies)
Kandinsky, Vassily. The Birds (Les Oiseaux) from Xylographs (Xylographies), 1909 (executed 1907). One from a portfolio of eight heliogravures after woodcuts (including front cover, back cover and title page), composition: 5 3/8 x 5 11/16" (13.7 x 14.5 cm); sheet: 12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (32 x 32 cm). Gift of Nina Kandinsky, 2454.1967.4. (Photo: MoMA)
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The Birds (Les Oiseaux) from Xylographs (Xylographies)

1909 (executed 1907)

Vasily Kandinsky

French, born Russia. 1866–1944

Drawings & Prints

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Kandinsky, Vassily
Classification
Print
Formatted Medium
One from a portfolio of eight heliogravures after woodcuts (including front cover, back cover and title page)
Medium
from, portfolio, heliogravures, after, woodcuts, including, front, cover, back, title, page
Dimensions
composition: 5 3/8 x 5 11/16" (13.7 x 14.5 cm); sheet: 12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (32 x 32 cm)
Departments
Drawings & Prints
Accession Number
2454.1967.4
Credit Line
Gift of Nina Kandinsky
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