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'''''L'Oiseau bleu''''' (also known as '''''The Blue Bird''''') is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist '''[[Jean Metzinger]]''' (1883–1956); considered by [[Guillaume Apollinaire]] and [[André Salmon]] as a founder of [[Cubism]], along with [[Georges Braque]] and [[Pablo Picasso]]. ''L'Oiseau bleu'', one of Metzinger's most recognizable and frequently referenced works, was first exhibited in Paris at the [[Société des Artistes Indépendants|Salon des Indépendants]] in the spring of 1913, several months after the publication of the first (and only) [[Cubism|Cubist]] manifesto, ''Du «Cubisme»'', written by Jean Metzinger and [[Albert Gleizes]] (1912). It was subsequently exhibited at the 1913 [[:de:Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon|Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon]] in Berlin. Apollinaire described ''L'Oiseau bleu'' as a 'very brilliant painting' and 'his most important work to date'. ''L'Oiseau bleu'', acquired by 'the ''City of Paris'' in 1937, forms part of the permanent collection at the [[Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris]].
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'''''L'Oiseau bleu''''' (also known as '''''The Blue Bird''''') is a large oil painting created in 1912–1913 by the French artist and theorist '''[[Jean Metzinger]]''' (1883–1956); considered by [[Guillaume Apollinaire]] and [[André Salmon]] as a founder of [[Cubism]], along with [[Georges Braque]] and [[Pablo Picasso]]. ''L'Oiseau bleu'', one of Metzinger's most recognizable and frequently referenced works, was first exhibited in Paris at the [[Société des Artistes Indépendants|Salon des Indépendants]] in the spring of 1913, several months after the publication of the first (and only) [[Cubism|Cubist]] manifesto, ''Du «Cubisme»'', written by Jean Metzinger and [[Albert Gleizes]] (1912). It was subsequently exhibited at the 1913 [[:de:Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon|Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon]] in Berlin. Apollinaire described ''L'Oiseau bleu'' as a 'very brilliant painting' and 'his most important work to date'. ''L'Oiseau bleu'', acquired by 'the ''City of Paris'' in 1937, forms part of the permanent collection at the [[Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris]].
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