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Bird Woman, Duennas

Edward Burra, 1932

© Estate of the artist c/o Lefevre, London

This complex work contains several of the images which feature in Burra's output in the early 1930s - marbled pediments, many-windowed buildings, large and small figures juxtaposed, emblematic devices and a fragmented pictorial space. Burra wrote to Barbara Ker-Seymer from the Palace Hotel, Lyons that he was, 'just crazy over bird folk now & in Lyon right this moment am studying bird folk from my window in the palace'.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Bird Woman, Duennas, 1932

Date supported

1986

Medium and material

Pencil, ink, watercolour & gouache

Dimensions

56 x 76 cm

Grant

3375

Total cost

13500

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