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Marc Chagall
The Bible1931-1956

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Etching with dense cross-hatching, a bearded man in dark coat faces three white-draped figures seated at a table, set against a dark landscape
Etching of two male figures wrestling in a rocky landscape, one nude figure grappling with a clothed bearded figure who looks upward, rendered in dark cross-hatched tones against a light sky with clouds
Etching or lithograph depicting a winged figure in a long robe standing upright, raising a sword in one hand, with large dark wings spread behind. A prostrate figure lies at the feet, and a small townscape appears in the lower right. Diagonal rays emerge from the upper left against a luminous circular background.

Marc Chagall, Abraham and the Three Angels, 1931-1956, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by The Garrett Corporation in honor of Ebria Feinblatt, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Marc Chagall
Belarus, active France, 1887-1985
Title
The Bible
Date Made
1931-1956
Medium
Etchings and one crayon and watercolor drawing
Dimensions
Vol. I, closed: 19 1/4 × 15 × 3 3/8 in. (48.9 × 38.1 × 8.57 cm) Vol. 2, closed: 19 1/4 × 15 × 3 in. (48.9 × 38.1 × 7.62 cm) Sheet (each): 17 5/8 × 13 1/2 in. (44.77 × 34.29 cm) Image (each): 12 7/8 × 10 1/8 in. (32.7 × 25.72 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by The Garrett Corporation in honor of Ebria Feinblatt
Accession Number
M.84.192.1-.106
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Feinblatt, Ebria. Marc Chagall: Early Graphic Works. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1972.
Copyright
© Marc Chagall / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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