The Trough

1924

Marc Chagall

Associated Names
Marc Chagall

Artist, Russian, 1887 - 1985

This is a drawing featuring a goat and abstract forms. In the drawing, a goat stands next to an unidentified figure or object with patterned markings, while above them are strokes and splatters suggesting foliage. The swirling, sketchy lines create movement, and the contrast between dark and light areas adds dynamism. The composition has a whimsical and imaginative quality, typical of an expressive and abstract style.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 56.5 x 37.1 cm (22 1/4 x 14 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.84.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mourlot 1960, no. 25, State ii/ii (or II A)

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

1960

  • Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall. vol. 1. Monte-Carlo: André Sauret, 1960; Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall 1957-1962. vol. 2. Monte-Carlo: André Sauret, 1963; Mourlot, Fernand and Charles Sorlier. _The Lithographs of Chagall

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Marc Chagall; lower left in graphite: 5/200

Wikidata ID

Q75121252

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