Marc ChagallBelarusian, French, 1887–1985Palette and Donkey I
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1946.1067
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Marc Chagall
The whole life2 September 1944
Death of Bella
On 2 September 1944 Bella died suddenly of a streptococcal infection: the hospital had no penicillin because of wartime restrictions. Chagall stopped working for many months; nine months later he painted The Wedding Lights and Around Her in memory of his wife.
1945
Married: Virginia Haggard
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.
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.
22 June 1946
Son born: David McNeil
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.
