The image shows two blue birds surrounded by pink and white flowers with green leaves, set against a detailed, patterned background. The color palette includes beige, blue, pink, white, and green tones. The birds are at the bottom center of the image, surrounded by flowers and leaves, while the detailed pattern fills the upper part of the image.
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Ornamental design with two birds pecking at fruit

Karel Vitezslav Masek (Czech, 1865 - 1927)

c.1890s

Medium
watercolor with pen and brown ink and graphite
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
image: 10.7 x 10.6 cm (4 3/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Culture
Czech
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of the Anne and Jacques Baruch Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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