Abdullah Discovered before Him...

1948

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image shows a swirl of curving and intertwining lines with vibrant colors. Shapes resembling fish, birds, and human-like figures can be seen, along with elements suggesting a fantastical garden. The figures appear to be in motion, with one section showing a figure holding a bright, circular object. These elements are merged to suggest the merging of terrestrial and aquatic realms, inhabited by mystical creatures and beings coexisting in harmony.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.5 x 28.7 cm (14 3/4 x 11 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 43 x 33.5 cm (16 15/16 x 13 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1960, no. 44

  • Series Title

    Arabian Nights, plate 9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall. vol. 1. Monte-Carlo: André Sauret, 1960; Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall 1957-1962. vol. 2. Monte-Carlo: André Sauret, 1963; Mourlot, Fernand and Charles Sorlier. _The Lithographs of Chagall: no. 44

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Pl. 9 81/90; lower right in graphite: Marc Chagall

Wikidata ID

Q75423344

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