Mother and Son

1922

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image shows two figures standing upright. The central figure is a larger woman holding hands with a smaller, secondary figure to her left. The woman has abstract facial features, a broad smile, dark eyes, styled-up dark hair, and is dressed in a formal outfit. The smaller figure, likely a child, is leaning backward and wearing a hat, a short jacket, and pants. There are no accessories visible, and they are holding hands. The background is plain, emphasizing the figures. The artwork features a simple, monochromatic palette with expressive lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.4 x 21.3 cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 44.4 x 35.4 cm (17 1/2 x 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.138.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1970, no. 2, State c

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus, Los Angeles, 1976; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1970

  • Kornfeld, Eberhard W. Verzeichnis der Kupferstiche, Radierungen und Holzschnitte von Marc Chagall. Band I: Werke 1922-1966. Bern: Kornfeld and Klipstein, 1970.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marc Chagall; lower left in graphite: 71/110; rest by later hands, across bottom verso in graphite: #581 / #3819 / DAIN / (e) SN 1850

Wikidata ID

Q75118965

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