Woman with Lilacs and Roses

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Artist Marc Chagall (Belarusian, active France, 1887–1985)Belarusian, active France, 1887–1985

CultureRussian

Titles

Woman with Lilacs and Roses

Date1929

PlaceParis, France

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions32 1/2 × 39 7/8 inches (82.5 × 101.3 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck

Object number98.275

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

226 Beck Galleries

Exposé

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

Special Collections

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceFélix Guien, Paris [1]; [Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris (by May 1957)]; [Galerie Alex Maguy / Galerie de L’Elysée, Paris, by May 1962] [2]; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1963; given to MFAH, 1998.

[1] Guien has not been identified.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Prague, Umelecka Beseda, 1931.

Exhibited: "Voici de fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles et des branches", Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, 1957.

Exhibited: "7 tableaux majeurs", Galerie Alex Maguy, Paris, 1962, p. 5, ill.

Exhibited: "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974, pp. 26-27.

Published References "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," Compiled by Audrey Jones Beck. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1998, p. 36 Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

The painting is signed and dated on the recto, lower right: "Marc Chagall 1929".

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