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Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: the Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922 the Jewish Museum September 14, 2018-January 6, 2019 Chagall, Lissitzky, Malevich: The Russian Avant-Garde in Vitebsk, 1918-1922 The Jewish Museum September 14, 2018-January 6, 2019 Checklist SECOND FLOOR CORRIDOR AND ELEVATOR LOBBY FILM CLIP TO PROJECT ON WALL ACROSS SECOND FLOOR ELEVATOR Chronicle of the Russian Revolution, 1917 32mm film, black-and-white, silent, fifteen-second extract Gaumont Pathé Archives, Saint-Ouen, France GRAPHIC-PHOTO BLOW UP (before entrance to exhibition) Teachers, students, and employees of the Vitebsk People's Art School, Winter 1919-20 Archives Marc et Ida Chagall, Paris Exhibition Gallery 1: KAPLAN GALLERY SECTION 1: POST-REVOLUTIONARY FERVOR IN VITEBSK Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Study for Double portrait with Wine Glass, 1917 Graphite and watercolor on the back of a Cyrillic print, framed dimensions 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 in. (55.5 x 43 cm); 27.8 x 15.6 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris , donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988 Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Double portrait with Wine Glass, [1917-18] Oil on canvas, framed dimensions: 97 ¼ x 58 11/16 in. (247 x 149 cm); 92 ½ x 53 15/16 in. (235 x 137 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, gift of the artist, 1949 David Yakerson (1896–1947) Sketch for the Composition “Panel with the Figure of a Worker,” 1918 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 in. (78.5 x 63.5 cm) ; 18 ½ x 13 3/8 in. (47 x 34 cm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History David Yakerson (1896–1947) Red Guards, 1918 Watercolor and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 in. (78.5 x 63.5 cm); 58 x 42 cm Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History David Yakerson (1896–1947) Sketch for the composition "Construction of the Palace of Labor," 1918 Pen and ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, framed dimensions: 17 1/8 x 21 11/16 in. (43.5 x 55.5 cm); 10 ¼ x 14 3/16 in. (26 x 36 cm) Vitebsk Regional Museum of Local History Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Onward, Onward, 1918 Study for the first anniversary of the October Revolution Graphite and gouache on gridlined paper, framed dimensions. 16 15/16 x 21 7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (43 x 55.5 x 2.7 cm); 9 ¼ x 13 ¼ in. (23.4 x 33.7 cm) Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988 Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Rider Blowing a Horn, 1918 Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 20 7/8 x 24 13/16 x 5/8 in. (53 x 63 x 1.5 cm); 23 x 30 cm Private Collection Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Man with His Head Thrown Back, 1919 Oil on cardboard mounted on panel, framed dimensions: 27 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 1 3/16 in. (68.9 x 60 x 3 cm); 22 7/16 x 18 ½ in. (57 x 47 cm) Private Collection Celebrations in Vitebsk, 1918 32mm film, black-and-white, silent, one-minute extract Belarusian State Archives of Film and Photography, Dzerzhinsk Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Anywhere out of the World, 1915-19 Oil on cardboard mounted on canvas, framed dimensions 34 ¼ x 29 1/8 x 2 in. (87 x 74 x 5 cm); 61 x 47.5 cm The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Japan, extended Loan from the Bureau of Public Utilities, Gunma Prefectural Government Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Self-Portrait with Easel, 1919 Gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 16 15/16 x 18 ½ x 2 in. (43 x 47 x 5 cm); 7 5/16 x 8 7/8 in. (18.5 x 22.5 cm) Private Collection Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Composition with a Goat, 1917-20 Oil, ink, graphite, and gum arabic on card stock, framed dimensions: 11 13/16 x 15 ¾ x 13/16 in. (30 x 40 x 2 cm); 16.5 x 24 cm Private Collection Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Profile at the Window, 1918 Graphite, gouache, and ink on cardboard, framed dimensions 22 5/8 x 17 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (57.5 x 44.9 x 4.1 cm); 22 x 16.8 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988 Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Sketch for Purim, 1916–17 Ink and watercolor on paper, framed dimensions: 28 ¾ x 33 11/16 x 13/16 in. (73 x 85.5 x 2 cm); 46 x 62 cm Private Collection Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Embroidered Shirt, 1919 Page from a notebook, colored ink and lace print on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 x 1 1/16 in. (78.5 x 63.5 x 2.7 cm); 47.2 x 34 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988 Marc Chagall (1887–1985) A Gentleman, 1920 Page from a notebook, ink on paper, framed dimensions: 30 15/16 x 25 x 1 1/6 in. (78.5 x 63.5 x 2.7 cm); 46.9 x 32.4 cm; Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988 Marc Chagall (1887–1985) “To What Use Will This Limpid Clarity Be to Me?” (Village Walking), illustration for David Hofstein’s “Mourning,” 1920 Ink on vellum, framed dimensions: 21 7/8 x 16 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (55.5 x 43 x 2.7 cm); 32.6 x 29 cm; Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988 Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Abduction, 1920 Page from a notebook, ink and lace prints on paper, framed dimensions: 25 x 30 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (63.5 x 78.5 x 2.7 cm); 34 x 47.1 cm Centre Pompidou, Musée Nationale d’Art Moderne, Paris, donation in lieu of inheritance tax, 1988 Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Traveler, [1918], dated 1914 Gouache and black ink on dark paper, framed dimensions: 16 9/16 x 14 5/8 x 1 in. (42 x 37 x 2.5 cm); 20 x 18 cm Private Collection Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Moon-Painter, 1916-17 Gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper, framed dimensions: 21 ½ x 22 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (54.5 x 57 x 3 cm); 32 x 30 cm Private Collection Marc Chagall (1887–1985) The Old Man with Glasses, 1920 Gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 19 15/16 x 19 5/16 x 1 3/8 in. (50.5 x 49 x 3.5 cm); 23.5 x 24 cm Private Collection In Display Case El Lissitzky (1890–1941) Had Gadya Suite: Cover, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121a El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: Father Bought a Kid for Two Zuzim, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121c El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Cat Came and Devoured the Kid, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) 10 3/4 × 10 in. (27.3 × 25.4 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121d El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Dog Came and Bit the Cat, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121e El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Stick Came and Beat the Dog, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121f El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Fire Came and Burnt the Stick, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121g El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Water Came and Extinguished the Fire, 1919 Color lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York . Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121h El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Ox Came and Drank the Water, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121i El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Slaughterer Came and Slaughtered the Ox, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121j El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: The Angel of Death Came and Slew the Slaughterer, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard E. and Phyllis S. Greenberg, 1986-121k El Lissitzky (1890-1941) Had Gadya Suite: Then Came the Most Holy and Slew the Angel of Death, 1919 Lithograph on paper, 16 × 14 in. (40.6 × 35.6 cm) The Jewish Museum, New York. Gift of Leonard and Phyllis Greenberg, 1986-121l Exhibition Gallery 2: HURST GALLERY SECTION 2—THE VITEBSK PEOPLE’S ART SCHOOL—SECTION BEGINS IN HURST AND ENDS IN BLOOMBERG Text Panel illustration View of the People’s Art School Building in Vitebsk (former Vichniak mansion), 2017 Photograph by Igor Goussakov Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Self-Portrait, 1918 Gouache on paper, framed dimensions: 16 15/16 x 13 x 11/16 in.
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