Artworks · Marc Chagall

Zemphira. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

21 x 14 1/2" (53.3 x 36.8 cm)

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Zemphira's Father. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache and pencil on paper

14 1/2 x 11" (36.8 x 27.9 cm)

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Butterfly. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache and pencil on transparentized paper

15 x 10 3/8" (38.1 x 26.4 cm)

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A Coachman. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

17 3/4 x 13 3/4" (45.1 x 34.9 cm)

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A Peasant. Costume design for Scene III of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

19 1/4 x 12 5/8" (48.9 x 32.1 cm)

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A Lamplighter and an Acrobat. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

12 1/4 x 9 7/8" (31.1 x 25.1 cm)

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Aleko. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on transparentized paper

14 7/8 x 9 7/8" (37.8 x 25.1 cm)

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A Young Boy. Costume design for Scene III of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

15 7/8 x 11 7/8" (40.3 x 30.2 cm)

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A Fantasy of St. Petersburg. Study for backdrop for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

15 x 22 3/8" (38.1 x 56.8 cm)

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A Fox. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

17 1/2 x 11 1/4" (44.5 x 28.6 cm)

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A Fox. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

16 x 11 7/8" (40.6 x 30.2 cm)

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Peasant. Costume design for Scene III of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache on colored paper

10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.3 cm)

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Zemphira. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

20 7/8 x 14 1/2" (53 x 36.8 cm)

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A Policeman and a Peasant. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

15 7/8 x 11 7/8" (40.3 x 30.2 cm)

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A Fortune Teller and a Gypsy. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

14 1/2 x 9 7/8" (36.8 x 25.1 cm)

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A Russian Baba and a Cow. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

14 1/2 x 10 1/2" (36.8 x 26.7 cm)

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Peasant. Costume design for Scene III of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

20 7/8 x 14 1/2" (53 x 36.8 cm)

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Gypsy. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache and watercolor on paper

17 1/2 x 11 1/4" (44.5 x 28.6 cm)

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A Horse. Costume design for Scene II of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

13 3/8 x 8 1/2" (34 x 21.6 cm)

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A Gypsy. Costume design for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper

16 x 10 1/4" (40.6 x 26 cm)

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A Very Old Man. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

16 x 10 1/4" (40.6 x 26 cm)

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A Birch Tree. Costume design for Scene III of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

14 5/8 x 11 7/8" (37.1 x 30.2 cm)

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A Cat. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

16 x 11 7/8" (40.6 x 30.2 cm)

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Lovemaking. Sketch for the choreographer for Scene I of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper

10 3/8 x 16" (26.4 x 40.6 cm)

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A Weak-Minded Man. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

12 1/4 x 9 7/8" (31.1 x 25.1 cm)

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A Peasant. Costume design for Scene III of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

16 x 10 1/4" (40.6 x 26 cm)

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Aleko. Costume design for the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache and pencil on paper

15 x 10 1/4" (38.1 x 26 cm)

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Peasants. Costume design for Scene III of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

12 5/8 x 20 3/8" (32.1 x 51.8 cm)

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Zemphira. Costume design for the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache and pencil on transparentized paper

18 x 13" (45.7 x 33 cm)

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A Duke. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

16 x 10 1/4" (40.6 x 26 cm)

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A Society Lady. Costume design for Scene IV from the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

15 3/4 x 11 3/4" (40 x 29.8 cm)

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Bathers and Peasants.Costume design for the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache and pencil on paper

11 7/8 x 15 7/8" (30.2 x 40.3 cm)

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A Poet and His Muse. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

16 x 11 3/4" (40.6 x 29.8 cm)

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Society Girl. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper

16 x 11 7/8" (40.6 x 30.2 cm)

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A Snake and a Cow. Costume design for Scene IV of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper

14 x 9 7/8" (35.6 x 25.1 cm)

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A Bandura Player, a Bear and Zemphira. Costume design for Scene II of the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, pencil, and ink on paper

14 1/2 x 18 3/4" (36.8 x 47.6 cm)

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Eiffel Tower from VVV Portfolio

1942 · Etching

plate: 10 13/16 x 7 7/8" (27.5 x 20cm); sheet: 17 15/16 x 13 7/8" (45.5 x 35.2cm)

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Designs for the ballet Aleko

1942 · Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper

4 Scenery designs: 15 1/4 x 22 1/2" to 15 x 10 7/8" 48 Costume Designs:14 3/4 x 22 1/8" to 10 1/2 x 8 1/2" 15 Choreography designs: 16 x 11 7/8" to 7 5/8 x 10 3/8"

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Eiffel Tower from VVV Portfolio

1942 · Etching from a portfolio of five etchings (one with aquatint), three duplicated drawings (two watercolor on paper and one crayon on paper), one collage, one engraving, and one gelatin silver print

plate: 10 13/16 x 7 7/8" (27.5 x 20 cm); sheet: 17 7/8 x 13 7/8" (45.4 x 35.2 cm)

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Progressive proof of first 4 colors for Plate 9 (supplementary suite, plate 111) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 13/16 x 11 3/8" (37.6 x 28.9 cm)

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Proof of 4th color for Plate 9 (supplementary suite, plate 110) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 3/4 x 11 1/4" (37.5 x 28.6 cm)

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Progressive proof of first 6 colors for Plate 1 (supplementary suite, plate 11) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 7/8 x 11 1/4" (37.8 x 28.5 cm)

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Progressive proof of first 3 colors for Plate 9 (supplementary suite, plate 109) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 13/16 x 11 3/8" (37.6 x 28.9 cm)

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Proof of 2nd color for Plate 9 (supplementary suite, plate 106) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 3/4 x 11 3/8" (37.5 x 28.9 cm)

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Proof of 1st color for Plate 9 (supplementary suite, plate 105) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 13/16 x 11 1/4" (37.6 x 28.5 cm)

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Proof of 7th color for Plate 8 (supplementary suite, plate 104) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 5/8 x 11 1/4" (37.2 x 28.5 cm)

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Progressive proof of first 6 colors for Plate 8 (supplementary suite, plate 103) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 5/8 x 11 1/4" (37.2 x 28.5 cm)

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Proof of 6th color for Plate 8 (supplementary suite, plate 102) from FOUR TALES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS

1941

irreg. composition 14 5/8 x 11 1/4" (37.2 x 28.5 cm)

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