The Grandfathers
1922
Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

Artwork overview
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Medium
drypoint in black on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 27.7 x 21.5 cm (10 7/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
sheet: 37.7 x 32.2 cm (14 13/16 x 12 11/16 in.) -
Accession
1996.138.3
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Catalogue Raisonné
Kornfeld 1970, no. 3, State IIc
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus, Los Angeles, 1958; gift to NGA, 1996.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1972
Chagall Early Graphic Works, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972-1973, no. 4.
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: 71/110
Wikidata ID
Q75121119