Three Acrobats

1923 (printed 1957)

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

Paul Haasen

Printer, French, active 20th century

The image consists of three figures standing on their hands with their legs suspended in the air, forming a series of inverted U and V shapes. Each figure is adorned with patterned clothing. The background is filled with hatched lines. The expressions on the faces of the figures might remind viewers of masks from theatrical performances.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on verge "VM" paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.2 x 37.2 cm (13 7/16 x 14 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.6 x 50.2 cm (19 1/8 x 19 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.84.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1970, no. 37, State II c

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus, Los Angeles; gift to NGA, 1995.

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 left plate: ChAgAll; lower right in graphite: Marc Chagall; lower left in graphite: 45/50; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 233

Watermarks

VM / FRANCE / PAPIER A LA MAIN

Wikidata ID

Q75121186

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