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Maternity

Marc Chagall French, born former Russian Empire, now Belarus
1926
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Maternity
  • Artist: Marc Chagall (French (born former Russian Empire, now Belarus), Vitebsk 1887–1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
  • Date: 1926
  • Medium: Print a: etching and drypoint
    Print b: etching and drypoint
    Print c: etching, drypoint and aquatint
  • Edition: From an edition of 1130 + trial proofs + 6 printed after 1926
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Reba and Dave Williams Gift, 2000
  • Object Number: 2000.669a-c
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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