The Man in the Moon with a Lover Below

published 1969, drawing dated 1971

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image depicts the cover page of a book titled "The Lithographs of Chagall ***". It features playful and spontaneous lines drawn in pinkish-red and black ink across the page, focusing on two faces. One face is at the top left corner near a crescent moon, surrounded by circular pinkish-red loops spiraling outward. The second face is at the bottom right, detailed with red curly hair. Lines radiate outward intersecting with abstract floral motifs, adding a whimsical touch. Handwritten French text is in the top right, "Marc Chagall" is the signature, and "1971" is noted at the bottom right.
Skip thumbnail navigation
Back to thumbnail navigation
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with two lithographs and one drawing in colored pencil and ink

  • Credit Line

    The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection

  • Dimensions

    book: 32.5 x 25.7 x 2.8 cm (12 13/16 x 10 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
    image: 31.8 x 24.2 cm (12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.60.95

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1960, nos. 577-578

  • Volume Title

    Chagall: Lithographe III

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1960

  • Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall 1957-1986. vol. 2. Monte-Carlo: 1960-1986, nos. 577-578.

Inscriptions

upper right in black ink: Pour les / Nef / amitie / Marc / Chagall (underlined)1971

You may be interested in

Loading Results