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Sculpture

Bird Swallowing a Fish, 1914 (posthumous cast, 1964)

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Bronze cast
330 x 580 x 270 mm
[HGB 14 a]
Not on display

About the artist

Born 1891 – Died 1915

Henri Gaudier was born in Saint-Jean-de-Braye, near Orléans, in France. He first came to Britain in 1908.

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Sculpture

Bird Swallowing a Fish, 1914

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Drawing

Sketch for 'Bird Swallowing a Fish', c. 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Sketch for 'Bird Swallowing a Fish' Find out more

Drawing

Sketch of 'Bird Swallowing a Fish', 1914 (circa)

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Sketch of 'Bird Swallowing a Fish' Find out more

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