The Dead and the Miserable
Artwork Details
- Title: The Dead and the Miserable
- Series/Portfolio: The Fables of La Fontaine
- Artist: Marc Chagall (French (born former Russian Empire, now Belarus), Vitebsk 1887–1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence)
- Date: 1927–30
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 16 7/16 × 13 1/16 in. (41.7 × 33.1 cm)
Plate: 11 11/16 × 9 5/16 in. (29.7 × 23.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Wesley Simpson, 1957
- Object Number: 57.657.19
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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