Country Idyll

1972

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image shows curving and flowing lines that form abstract shapes and intertwining figures. In the center, a large figure carries another, with abstractly rendered animals and foliage surrounding them. The color palette includes greens, blues, and pastels, and blurred outlines add to the dreamlike quality of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches [artist's proof]

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.1 x 59.9 cm (13 1/16 x 23 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 59.7 x 39.7 cm (23 1/2 x 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1960, no. 680

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Evelyn Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

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: no. 680

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marc Chagall; lower left in graphite: Epreuve d'artiste; lower left in ink: bon Anniversaire / Pour Evelin 24/7 1974 / Marc / et Vava

Watermarks

Arches

Wikidata ID

Q75423367

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