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Marc Chagall. A Horse. Costume design for Scene II of the ballet Aleko. (1942) | MoMA | Chagall, Marc chagall, Chagall paintings

Marc Chagall. A Horse. Costume design for Scene II of the ballet Aleko. 1942. Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper. 13 3/8 x 8 1/2" (34 x 21.6 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange). 137.1945.11. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Drawings & Prints

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L’Écuyère [The Horse Rider] (1949 - 1953) | Marc chagall, Chagall paintings, Chagall

The female circus horse-rider is a recurring subject in Chagall’s work. In 1926 the art dealer Ambroise Vollard invited Chagall to make a project based on the circus. They visited Paris’s historic Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione together; Vollard lent Chagall his private box seats. Chagall completed the 19 gouaches known as The Vollard Circus in 1927. Our gouache was made during a five-year period from 1949–53. The artist’s return to France from America in 1948 represented an emotional journey…

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