Les Âmes mortes (Dead Souls), Marc Chagall, 1948
Marc Chagall, portraitMarc ChagallBelarusian, French, 1887–1985

Les Âmes mortes (Dead Souls)

1948 · Illustrated Book

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Not on view at present

Where is “Les Âmes mortes (Dead Souls)” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.

The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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Accession number
749.1964.A-C

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Meanwhile, in the life of Marc Chagall

The whole life
  1. 1946

    Major Exhibition at MoMA

    The Museum of Modern Art in New York mounted a large exhibition covering 40 years of Chagall's work — one of the first comprehensive presentations of the evolution of his art.

  2. 22 June 1946

    Birth of Son David

    Chagall and Virginia Haggard, a diplomat's daughter, had a son, David McNeil; their relationship lasted seven years.

  3. 22 June 1946

    Son born: David McNeil

  4. autumn 1947

    Final Return to France

    In the autumn of 1947 he returned to France for good and attended the opening of an exhibition of his works at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris.

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