Greeting Card (Woman with a Large Red Heart)

1965

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image shows a hand-drawn illustration of a person with curly red hair looking down. The person is wearing a garment indicated by simple black lines and holding a green leafy branch. They are surrounded by a red heart shape, and the background is cream-colored. Handwritten messages in blue ink, including "Bonne Année" (Happy New Year in French), are present along with the signature "Chagall" in black at the bottom right corner. Blue shading frames the left and upper parts of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    5-color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.8 x 28 cm (7 13/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.95.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1960, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall. vol. 1. Monte-Carlo: André Sauret, 1960; Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall 1957-1962. vol. 2. Monte-Carlo: André Sauret, 1963; Mourlot, Fernand and Charles Sorlier. _The Lithographs of Chagall

Inscriptions

upper to lower left in pen: Merci pour vos voeux et / merci pour votre lettre! / Sollten wir nach New York. / fahren - schreibe ich ganz / sicher. Sollten sie / vorber nach Frankreich / konnen lassen Sie uns / wissen. / Alles liebe von uns / lees den und...

Wikidata ID

Q75406426

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