Greeting Card for 1974
1971/1974
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6-color lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus
Accession Number
1997.95.10
Art Historical Context
**Greeting Card for 197** by Marc Chagall is a 6-color lithograph between 1971 and 1974, now housed in the National of Art as a gift from Mr. Mrs. Gerhard E.us. Chagall, the renowned Russian-French artist (1887–1985), was celebrated for his dreamlike, poetic style that fused elements of Cubism, Symbolism and Fauvism. works often feature floating figures, lovers, animals, and mystical landscapes drawn from Jewish folklore, biblical themes, and personal memories, evoking a sense of wonder and nostalgia. This print exemplifies Chagall's mastery of lithography, a planographic technique where imag...
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...