An Angel with the Tablets of the Law

1968

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

This image shows an abstract drawing featuring two overlapping red shapes resembling wings above tablets connected to the Ten Commandments. The text "VITRAUX pour JÉRUSALEM" is central. The tablets are blue with illegible text. It is signed "Marc Chagall, 1968."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio of 7 original lithographs and 1 drawing in brush and ink with red and blue pastel

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 30 x 20 cm (11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 35.5 x 53 cm (14 x 20 7/8 in.)
    case: 38.8 x 29.4 x 5 cm (15 1/4 x 11 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.80.1-8

  • Volume Title

    Vitraux pour Jerusalem

Associated Artworks

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Cover

Marc Chagall

1968

Title-Page

Marc Chagall

1968

Le chandelier

Marc Chagall

1968

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in blue ink upper center: pour / john / et / Evelyn / amie / cale / ment / Marc Chagall (underlined), 1968; on verso in graphite underlined: Marc Chagall

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