Marc ChagallBelarusian, French, 1887–1985Vor dem Tore
May one see it?
Unknown: the museum keeps its counsel
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known. Whether it is on view today, the museum does not say, and we were not trained to guess.
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Omhelzend paar voor een hek met een deur, links een dorp, rechts daken met daarboven de maan.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-2011-36-99
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
- Image: Rijksmuseum — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Marc Chagall
The whole life1920 · Workplace
Moscow
May 1920
Departure from the School after the Conflict with the Suprematists
In May 1920 the school came under the control of the Suprematists, which led to Chagall's resignation and his departure for Moscow.
1921–1922
Autobiography "My Life"
While awaiting an exit visa, he wrote his autobiography, My Life.
1922
Emigration from Soviet Russia
In 1922 he left with his family for Lithuania, where an exhibition of his work was held in Kaunas, and from there went on to Germany.
1923
Travel: France
1923
Beginning of the Collaboration with Ambroise Vollard
Back in Paris, he established a business relationship with the art dealer Ambroise Vollard and began creating etchings for illustrated books — Gogol's Dead Souls, the Bible, and the fables of La Fontaine.
