The Apparition I

1924/1925

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

Louis Fort

Printer, French, active first half 20th century

There are two figures in the image. On the left, a person is seated and holding a palette and a paintbrush. This individual has dark, wavy hair and is dressed in a dark, loose-fitting garment. On the right, there is a winged figure facing the artist with one arm raised slightly. The winged figure has short curly hair, large, feathered wings, and is scantily dressed. The surroundings are lightly sketched with abstract patterns and shapes, with a canvas on an easel to the left of the artist. The background has a texture resembling a celestial or dreamlike space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.5 x 27.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 50.7 x 37.7 cm (19 15/16 x 14 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.138.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kornfeld 1970, no. 44, State IIIb

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus, Los Angeles, 1967; gift to NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1972

  • Chagall Early Graphic Works, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972-1973, no. 88.

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: 10/100; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 75135

Wikidata ID

Q75121205

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