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Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, born Greece. 1888–1978. Worked in Paris 1911–15, 1925–39.)

The Sacred Fish [I pesci sacri]. (1919)

Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 24 3/8" (74.9 x 61.9 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

333.49

Other works by this artist


Provenance:

Mario Broglio, Rome & Cuneo, Italy / Coll. Valori Plastici. Acquired October 23, 1919 - until at least 1936
Rino Valdameri, Milan. By 1939
Galleria Il Milione, Milan. [By 1944, 1946, 1947]
Carlo Frua de Angeli, Milan. By 1949
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Frua, through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, 1949

Alternate titles:

Pesci Sacri
I pesci sacri
I pesci sacri (The Sacred Fish)

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