Cat Metamorphosized into a Woman

Marc Chagall French, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus
Publisher Ambroise Vollard French
1928–31
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Object Information
  • Title: Cat Metamorphosized into a Woman
  • Series/Portfolio: Fables of La Fontaine
  • Artist: Marc Chagall (French (born former Russian Empire, now Belarus), Vitebsk 1887–1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
  • Publisher: Ambroise Vollard (French, 1866–1939)
  • Date: 1928–31
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 9/16 × 12 1/16 in. (39.5 × 30.6 cm)
    Plate: 11 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (29.8 × 24 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Homer Kripke, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.671
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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