House in Vitebsk

1922

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

The image depicts bold, black lines forming abstract shapes suggesting a house and surrounding elements. The main structure resembles a home with arched windows and a slanted roof. An abstract representation of a four-legged animal is perched on a column. Circular elements with spokes inside the building-like shape evoke the idea of wheels connected by a horizontal bar, resembling a mounted carriage against the wall.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.9 x 25 cm (7 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 34 x 45 cm (13 3/8 x 17 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.138.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1970, no. 11, State c

  • Series Title

    Mein Leben (My Life): pl. 11 [Kornfeld 1-20]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus, Los Angeles, 1977; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Marc Chagall's Early Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995.

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: 101/110

Wikidata ID

Q75121086

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