Moses on the Mount

1931/1939

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

Ambroise Vollard

Editor, French, 1866 - 1939

The image is an ink drawing of a figure standing near the edge of a raised surface. The figure is depicted in a simplistic style, with exaggerated lines and minimal detail. They are upright, leaning slightly forward with their head tilted to one side, and have long hair extending downward. The facial features are simple with an outlined nose and eyes. The clothing is loose-fitting and covers the body down to the feet, and the figure wears a large hat extending into the sky. No jewelry or objects are visible. The background is lightly sketched with a texture surrounding the figure, suggesting height with a view towards the horizon. Abstract lines and shading are present, with lightly sketched figures in the lower left corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and soft-ground etching on wove paper (trial proof)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37 x 27.4 cm (14 9/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.2 x 27.9 cm (14 5/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.82.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1970, undescribed


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Louis Fort, Paris; Maurice Loncle, Paris; (Gute Kunst & Klipstein, Bern, May 1952, no. 21); Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Pinkus, Los Angeles; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

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 verso in graphite: 21/2

Watermarks

MBM

Wikidata ID

Q75121352

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