The lion and the rat
(Le Lion et le rat)
1926
Medium
gouache over traces of pencil
Measurements
(51.1 × 41.3 cm) (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1953
© Marc Chagall/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Inscription
inscribed in white gouache l.r.: marc chagall (chagall underlined with a broken line) / 26
Accession Number
3016-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Allegory and Symbols Animals
Subjects (specific)
fables lion (species) orange (colour) purple (colour) rat (animal) top views
Movements
Modernism