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The Lion and the Rat (Le Lion et le Rat) from Les fables de la fontaine

The Lion and the Rat (Le Lion et le Rat) from Les fables de la fontaine

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Marc Chagall

Artist/Maker
Marc Chagall
(Russian, active in France, 1887 - 1985)
Title
The Lion and the Rat (Le Lion et le Rat) from Les fables de la fontaine
Date
1927–1931 (published 1952)
Material & Process
Etching and drypoint, hand-colored with tempera
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 9 9/16 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Melamed
Inventory No.
71.30.7
Classification
Prints
Location
Russia

Related

November 1971, gifted by Dr. and Mrs. Abraham Melamed (Milwaukee, WI) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Recent Acquisitions: Elvehjem Art Center, 6/16/1972–8/20/1972

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