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Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman, from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights

Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman, from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights

Artist/Maker Marc Chagall (French, born in Russia, 1887–1985)

Date1948

MediumColor lithograph

DimensionsImage: 14 3/4 × 11 1/4 in. (37.5 × 28.6 cm)
Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 1/8 in. (43 × 33.3 cm)

Credit LineArt Rental Collection Transfer

Edition90/90

PortfolioFour Tales from the Arabian Nights

Object number2016.12

Status

Not on view

Copyright© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, ParisProvenance(Ferdinand Roten Galleries, Baltimore, MD); purchased 1953 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Art Rental Collection, Oberlin, OH; transferred 2016 to permanent collection

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Modern & Contemporary

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