The Finding of Moses

c. 1930

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image shows fluid, curving lines outlining human figures and abstract shapes. The main shape is of a tall figure with raised arms and a necklace. Below, another shape is kneeling toward a third small figure resembling a baby in a cradle. Further lines suggest rocky surfaces with a figure perched on top.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove tracing paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.1 x 23.8 cm (12 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.82.5

  • Series Title

    The Bible (transfer drawing for rejected plate)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis Fort, Paris; Maurice Loncle, Paris; (Gutekunst & Klipstein, Bern, May 1952, no. 20); Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pinkus, Los Angeles; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

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

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite (by later hand?): Chagall; lower right verso in graphite: 20/2

Wikidata ID

Q64594868

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