Mordecai Moreh

A Bird Who Tried to Escape

1963–64

Dating
Date range
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Drypoint in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 33 × 24.5 cm (13 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 43.5 × 32.5 cm (17 3/16 × 12 13/16 in.)
Collection no.
1964.290
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

A Bird Who Tried to Escape — Mordecai Moreh. 1963–64.

Medium: Drypoint in black on white wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 33 × 24.5 cm (13 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 43.5 × 32.5 cm (17 3/16 × 12 13/16 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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