Man with a Sack

1922/1923 (printed 1950)

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image features bold, swirling lines and contrasting shapes creating an abstract composition. In the center, there is a figure with a rounded body, resembling a musician holding a violin. Adjacent, a form with curved outlines that could be perceived as a head with exaggerated features. The texture within the shapes gives the impression of a patterned surface. The interplay of black and white enhances the abstract quality, suggesting elements resembling instruments and musical imagery intertwined within the shapes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black on velin paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    image: 28 x 20.2 cm (11 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 47.6 x 33.1 cm (18 3/4 x 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.84.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1970, no. 33, State II b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus, Los Angeles; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Marc Chagall's Early Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

Bibliography

1970

  • Kornfeld, Eberhard W. Verzeichnis der Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte von Marc Chagall. Band I: Werke 1922-1966. Bern: Kornfeld and Klipstein, 1970.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marc Chagall; lower left in graphite: 11/20; by later hand, lower right graphite: 855; by later hand, lower center in graphite: The Man with the Bag / woodcut 1922/23 / only 20 copies (rare) / XONT2 / HGETY2 / 172

Wikidata ID

Q75121313

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