Marc Chagall
The Circus
1969
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Marc Chagall
The Circus
1969
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 45 5/8 in. (73 x 115.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Naomi Hendler Legum and Leslie Legum, Baltimore
Object Number
1993.79
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1993; Private Collection, Baltimore; Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York
Inscribed: RECTO: signed (blue paint) at BR, 'Marc Chagall' ('Ch' and 'all' are underlined) VERSO: URQ, (black paint), "Marc Chagal''; U, center vert. Stretcher, written sideways (pencil), "Matisse 2436;" R vert stretcher, at C (grey stamped) "50M" and (red ink) "X"-like mark; UL of top stretcher (black marker), '28 5/8 x 4..." (obscured by label);; pink label at UL of T. Stretcher, Pierre Matisse Gallery/41 East 57th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022/..(typed) Marc Chagall/Cirque/1969...oil/(No.) St. 8012 (Size) 28 1/2 x 45 3/4/(Photograph No.) C.68-035;" top of frame, at UR (stamped in black, upside- down) "2436".
