Basket of Mushrooms

n.d.

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image features a basket filled with mushrooms next to a vase of greenery and flowers, accompanied by a glass bottle and a bowl of fruit. The color palette includes soft, muted grays with hints of green, black, and yellow. The basket of mushrooms is on the right side, with the vase slightly to the left in the foreground. The glass bottle and bowl of fruit are positioned centrally behind a cup and saucer in the bottom right foreground. A loosely drawn window is present in the top right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink, gray wash, gouache and pastel on wove paper laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg

  • Dimensions

    overall: 49 x 64 cm (19 5/16 x 25 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.140.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • Chagall, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, 2012, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower right in black ink: Chagall / Marc

Wikidata ID

Q64594877

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