Maternité

published 1926

Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

Louis Fort

Printer, French, active first half 20th century

Marcel Arland

Author, French, 1899 - 1986

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 10 etchings on Van Gelder Zonen laid apper; ball-point pen and crayon drawing added in 1965 on the title page

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    page size: 21.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 21.5 x 16 x 1.9 cm (8 7/16 x 6 5/16 x 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1994.90.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1970, no. 65, State -69

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Associated Artworks

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The Visit through the Window

Marc Chagall, Louis Fort

1925

Shame

Marc Chagall, Louis Fort

1925

The Fight

Marc Chagall, Louis Fort

1925

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus, Los Angeles; gift to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

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

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

on title page, lower right in ball-point pen: Marc Chagall; on title page, lower left in ball-point pen: 1926/1965; on title page, upper center in ball-point-pen: Pour Les Pinkus / amicalement.

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