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The Flight into Egypt

1943-1944

61.37

On display in H200

oil paintcanvas

Artwork Details

Artist
Creation Date
1943-1944
Materials
oil on canvas
Object Types
paintings, oil paintings
Dimensions

14-1/2 x 15-3/8 in. 22 x 22-1/2 in. (framed, glazed)

Mark Description

Signed l.r.: Marc Chagall

Accession Number
61.37
Credit Line

Bequest of Mrs. James W. Fesler

Copyright
© The Estate of Marc Chagall / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris
Collection

European Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945

Color Palette

(Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, New York) by 1944; purchased by Caroline Marmon Fesler [1878-1960], Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1944;{1} bequest to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1961. {1} The Bill of Sale from Pierre Matisse Gallery is dated 11 December 1944, see IMA Historical File (61.37). Because Chagall arrived in the United States in June 1941, the painting was certainly not painted in Europe.



Exhibition Name

Venue

Dates

The Viewing Project: The Museum of Wonder

Indianapolis Museum of Art

October 14, 2011 - April 15, 2012

Caroline Marmon Fesler Collection

Indianapolis Museum of Art

August 4, 1976 - October 10, 1976


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