Artworks · Marc Chagall

Dining Room, plate ten from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching with hand-coloring on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 21.4 × 27.9 cm (8 7/16 × 11 in.); Sheet: 30 × 36.3 cm (11 13/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

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L'incendie dans la ville

1922 · Drypoint with hand-coloring on ivory laid paper

Image/plate: 17.5 × 20.5 cm (6 15/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 35 × 44.5 cm (13 13/16 × 17 9/16 in.)

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House in Peskowatik, plate eight from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on cream Japanese paper

Image/plate: 18 × 20.5 cm (7 1/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Sheet: 26.5 × 34.9 cm (10 7/16 × 13 3/4 in.)

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The Teacher of Talmud, plate nine from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint with hand-coloring on cream Japanese paper

Image/plate: 25 × 18.8 cm (9 7/8 × 7 7/16 in.); Sheet: 31.9 × 25.6 cm (12 9/16 × 10 1/8 in.)

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The Man with a Basket, supplemental plate from Mein Leben

1922 · Aquatint and drypoint on cream Japanese paper

Image/plate: 11.9 × 9 cm (4 11/16 × 3 9/16 in.); Sheet: 35 × 26 cm (13 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

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The Musician, supplemental plate from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on cream Japanese paper

Image/plate: 27.8 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 38 × 34.3 cm (15 × 13 9/16 in.)

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Man with Samovar

1922 · Lithograph on buff laid paper

Image: 41.2 × 26.6 cm (16 1/4 × 10 1/2 in.); Sheet: 53.4 × 40 cm (21 1/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

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Man with Pig

1922 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 46.3 × 32.3 cm (18 1/4 × 12 3/4 in.); Sheet: 61.6 × 48.2 cm (24 5/16 × 19 in.)

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The Teacher of Talmud, plate nine from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image: 22.6 × 17.7 cm (8 15/16 × 7 in.); Plate: 24.5 × 19 cm (9 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 42 × 33.5 cm (16 9/16 × 13 1/4 in.)

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The Dining Room, plate ten from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image: 20.2 × 27 cm (8 × 10 11/16 in.); Plate: 21.6 × 27.8 cm (8 9/16 × 11 in.); Sheet: 34 × 42.2 cm (13 7/16 × 16 5/8 in.)

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House at Witebsk, plate eleven from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on cream Japanese paper

Image/plate: 19 × 25 cm (7 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 34.2 × 42.5 cm (13 1/2 × 16 3/4 in.)

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Fire in Town, plate seven from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 18 × 20.8 cm (7 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 35.3 × 42 cm (13 15/16 × 16 9/16 in.)

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Lovers on the Bench, plate fifteen from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 12.8 × 17.8 cm (5 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 32.2 × 41.5 cm (12 11/16 × 16 3/8 in.)

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Pokrowskaja in Witebsk, plate five from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 18 × 20.8 cm (7 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 33.4 × 42.5 cm (13 3/16 × 16 3/4 in.)

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Self-Portrait, plate seventeen from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on cream Japanese paper

Image/plate: 27.8 × 22 cm (11 × 8 11/16 in.); Sheet: 43.2 × 34.3 cm (17 1/16 × 13 9/16 in.)

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At the Easel, plate eighteen from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 24.8 × 19 cm (9 13/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 32 cm (16 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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The Wedding, plate sixteen from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 14.6 × 16.2 cm (5 3/4 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 29 × 38.2 cm (11 7/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

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The Circus Rider

1922 · Oil on canvas

23.8 × 18.9 cm (9 3/8 × 7 7/16 in.)

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Mother and Son, plate two from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image: 24.2 × 17.4 cm (9 9/16 × 6 7/8 in.); Plate: 27.8 × 21.7 cm (11 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 42.5 × 32.2 cm (16 3/4 × 12 11/16 in.)

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The Father, plate one from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image: 27.1 × 19.8 cm (10 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Plate: 27.8 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 43.5 × 32 cm (17 3/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

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The Grandmother, plate four from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 20.8 × 16 cm (8 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 38 × 28.5 cm (15 × 11 1/4 in.)

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The Grandfathers, plate three from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 27.7 × 21.7 cm (10 15/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 43.6 × 33.1 cm (17 3/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

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House in Peskowatik, plate eight from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 17.9 × 20.8 cm (7 1/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 32.8 × 40 cm (12 15/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

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Grandfather's House, plate twelve from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 21 × 16 cm (8 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 38 × 29 cm (15 × 11 7/16 in.)

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Birth, plate six from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching on buff Japanese paper

Image: 11.5 × 14.7 cm (4 9/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Plate: 12.9 × 17.8 cm (5 1/8 × 7 1/16 in.); Sheet: 28.3 × 37.5 cm (11 3/16 × 14 13/16 in.)

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At the Mother's Tombstone, plate ninteen from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 11.7 × 9 cm (4 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.); Sheet: 27.3 × 21.9 cm (10 3/4 × 8 5/8 in.)

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An Old Jew, plate thirteen from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 12.3 × 9.8 cm (4 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.); Sheet: 38.3 × 28.4 cm (15 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.)

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In front of the Gate, plate fourteen from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 21 × 15.8 cm (8 5/16 × 6 1/4 in.); Sheet: 38.2 × 28.5 cm (15 1/16 × 11 1/4 in.)

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The Father's Grave, plate 20 from Mein Leben

1922 · Etching and drypoint on buff Japanese paper

Image/plate: 11.2 × 14.8 cm (4 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Sheet: 28.2 × 38 cm (11 1/8 × 15 in.)

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Title and Colophon pages, from Mein Leben

1922 · Lithograph on ivory wove paper

Sheet, unfolded: 44.6 × 69.3 cm (17 9/16 × 27 5/16 in.); Sheet, folded to form four sides: 44.6 × 34.6 cm (17 9/16 × 13 5/8 in.)

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The House

1922 · Woodcut in black on ivory wove paper

Block: 28 × 20 cm (11 1/16 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 44.7 × 33 cm (17 5/8 × 13 in.)

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Man with Hen (L'Homme à la poule)

1922 · Lithograph

composition: 7 11/16 x 4 11/16" (19.6 x 11.9 cm); sheet: 13 7/8 x 10 1/2" (35.2 x 26.6 cm)

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Lovers by the River

1922 · Drypoint

plate: 11 × 8 9/16" (27.9 × 21.7 cm); sheet: 17 15/16 × 13 3/4" (45.5 × 35 cm)

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The Musician (Der Musiker), supplementary print from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Drypoint

composition: 10 13/16 x 8 7/16" (27.5 x 21.5 cm); sheet: 16 9/16 x 13 3/16" (42 x 33.5 cm)

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Self-Portrait with Goat (Auto-portrait avec chèvre)

1922 · Lithograph

composition: 16 1/8 x 10 3/8" (41 x 26.3cm); sheet: 19 15/16 x 14 13/16" (50.6 x 37.7cm)

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Circus Performer

1922 · Drypoint

plate: 8 1/8 × 7 1/16" (20.7 × 17.9 cm); sheet: 14 3/4 × 11 1/16" (37.5 × 28.1 cm)

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On the Stove (Sur le poêle)

1922 · Lithograph

composition: 7 x 8 3/4" (17.8 x 22.3cm); sheet: 9 7/16 x 10 5/8" (24 x 27cm)

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Man with Basket

1922 · Drypoint

plate: 4 5/8 × 3 9/16" (11.8 × 9 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 × 10 1/2" (34.9 × 26.7 cm)

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Feast Day

1922 · Drypoint

plate: 9 13/16 x 7 3/8" (24.9 x 18.7 cm); sheet: 17 5/8 x 14" (44.8 x 35.6 cm)

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House in Witebsk (Haus in Witebsk) from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4" (19 x 24.8cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 3/8 x 16 5/8" (34 x 42.2cm)

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At the Gate (Vor dem Tore) from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Etching from a portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate: 8 1/4 x 6 5/16" (21 x 16cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 13/16 x 11" (37.7 x 28cm)

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At Mother's Grave (Am Grabstein der Mutter) from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Etching from a portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate: 4 5/8 x 3 1/2" (11.7 x 8.9cm); sheet (irreg.): 10 13/16 x 8 11/16" (27.5 x 22cm)

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Mutter und Sohn (Mother and Son) from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate: 11 x 8 9/16" (28 x 21.8cm); sheet (irreg.): 16 9/16 x 12 5/8" (42 x 32.1cm)

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Pokrowskaja in Witebsk from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate: 7 1/16 x 8 5/16" (17.9 x 21.1cm); sheet (irreg.): 13 3/8 x 16 3/4" (33.9 x 42.5cm)

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The Talmud Teacher (Der Talmudlehrer) from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate: 9 13/16 x 7 7/16" (24.9 x 18.9cm); sheet (irreg.): 16 9/16 x 13 3/16" (42.1 x 33.5cm)

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My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (see child records): dimensions vary

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Before the Easel (An der Staffelei) from My Life (Mein Leben)

1922 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of twenty etchings (fifteen with drypoint)

plate: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2" (24.8 x 19cm); sheet (irreg.): 17 1/16 x 12 11/16" (43.4 x 32.2cm)

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Untitled from My Life

1922 · Title page with hand additions from a portfolio of twenty etchings, fifteen with drypoint

composition (irreg.): 17 11/16 x 13 9/16" (44.9 x 34.4 cm); sheet: 17 11/16 x 13 11/16" (44.9 x 34.8 cm)

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