Lovers with Flowers in a Night Sky

1968

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image shows an artistic composition featuring colorful abstract and handwritten elements covering the entire canvas. A loosely sketched face with partial torso in light blue is at the center. Surrounding it are handwritten words in various colors, including "Marc Chagall" in bold blue, and other text in softer colors like green and pink. Above the central text, there are words in a dedication written in cursive. Colorful decorative elements border the canvas, along with a vivid yellow crescent-like shape on the left side.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color crayon on title-page of bound volume

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 31 x 24 cm (12 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.94

  • Volume Title

    Marc Chagall

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: pour / John / et Evelin / (NeF) / en bon souvenir; in print: Marc Chagall; lower right in color crayon: Marc / Chagall (underlined); across bottom in blue pen: N.Y. 28/Nov 1968

Wikidata ID

Q64594888

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