Wedding Announcement

1964

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

This is a drawing of a stylized profile of a face and a bouquet. The illustration features a loose and whimsical style with scribbled red lines forming an abstract bouquet on the left side, while the right side showcases a side profile of a face, drawn in blue and red lines. Above, there is a simplistic linear depiction of a bird. To the right, there is a formal text announcement about a marriage, written in elegant cursive. The bottom of the artwork has handwritten notes in French and signatures including the name Marc Chagall.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Given by the artist to John U. and Evelyn Steffansson Nef, Washington, D.C., 1964; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2002

  • Stefansson Nef, Evelyn. Finding My Way: The Autobiography of an Optimist. Washington, DC: The Francis Press, 2002: 233.

2011

  • Baer, Susan. "The Chagall in the Garden". Washingtonian January 12, 2011 (accessed online: https://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/the-chagall-in-the-garden/index.php)

Inscriptions

printed on card: Mrs. Evelyn Stefansson / and Mr. John Ulric Nef / announce their marriage / on Tuesday, the twenty-first of April / Nineteen hundred and sixty-four / Washington, District of Columbia; inscribed by the artist along the bottom in brown ink: Vend. 1964 Felicitations / et voeux de nous / Marc / Vava Chagall

Wikidata ID

Q64594876

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