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Marc Chagall's Early Prints and Drawings: From Gerhard and Marianne Pinkus and Other National Gallery Collections

July 2 – December 31, 1995
West Building, Ground Floor, Outer Tier

Marc Chagall, Purim, 1917, gouache, The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection, 2011.60.10

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: This exhibition, which focused on Chagall's graphic work from 1910 to 1930, included 47 prints, 4 drawings and watercolors, and 3 illustrated books from the Pinkus collection and other National Gallery collections. 3 series of etchings from the 1920s were included in the show: My Life (Mein Leben), Dead Souls, and La Fontaine's Fables.

Organization: Judith Brodie, assistant curator of old master drawings, organized the exhibition.

Chagall, Marc
Russian, 1887 - 1985