Small Composition for John
1957
Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985
Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor with black ink on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 40.8 x 26.1 cm (16 1/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
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Accession
2011.60.24
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Given by the artist to John U. Nef, 1958; his wife, Evelyn Stefansson Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1963
Marc Chagall Exhibition, Musée National d'Art Occidental, Tokyo, 1963, no. 196
Inscriptions
lower left in black ink: Marc / Chagall 1957; lower center in brown ink: Pour John amicale ment.; lower right in brown ink: 20/II / 1958
Wikidata ID
Q64594873