David

1973

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

This is a painting of a crowned figure holding a harp with a cityscape and green creature. A crowned figure dressed in red is holding a harp, depicted in the lower half of the composition. Above the figure, there is a cityscape with faint building outlines set against a blue splotch of color. Within the blue area, a green creature or figure is shown flying or floating.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John E. Stocker

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.2 x 24.4 cm (11 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.125.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1960, no. 700

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Stocker, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2006.

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

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marc Chagall

Wikidata ID

Q76348065

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