Greeting Card for 1966
1965
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lithograph in black on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 14.5 x 23.9 cm (5 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus
Accession Number
1997.95.2
Art Historical Context
Marc Chagall's *Greeting Card for 196*, created in 1965, captures the artist's signature dreamlike whimsy in a compact lithograph format. Born in Russia and later based in France, Chagall was a master of modernist fantasy, blending elements of Cubism, Symbol, and Fauvism vibrant scenes of floating figures, lovers, animals, and village life often infused with Jewish folklore. This piece, designed as a New Year's greeting, reflects his tradition of producing festive prints that brought joy and accessibility to everyday audiences during the mid-20th century. Printed in black ink on smooth wove p...
About the Artist
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall, born Moishe Shagal on July 7, 1887, in Liozna near Vitebsk in the Russian Empire (now Belarus), grew up as the eldest of nine children in a devout Jewish family confined to the Pale of Settlement. His father worked as a herring merchant's porter, while his mother sold groceries from home, instilling in young Chagall a deep connection to Hasidic Judaism and Eastern European folklore a...