Wounded Soldier
Marc Chagall, French (born Russia), 1887 - 1985
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1914Medium:
Oil, watercolor, and gouache on cardboardDimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 x 14 7/8 inches (48.9 x 37.8 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
1986-124-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Katharine Woodworth in memory of Allegra Woodworth, 1986
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1914Medium:
Oil, watercolor, and gouache on cardboardDimensions:
Sheet: 19 1/4 x 14 7/8 inches (48.9 x 37.8 cm)Copyright:
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Curatorial Department:
Prints, Drawings, and PhotographsObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1986-124-1Credit Line:
Gift of Mary Katharine Woodworth in memory of Allegra Woodworth, 1986
Label:
Made in Vitebsk shortly after the outbreak of World War I, this grim, expressive painting comes from a series that marks Chagall’s most direct commentary on contemporary global events. In sickly green and brown hues, a pallid infantryman supports his injured arm in a sling, while behind him three disoriented compatriots stumble along, possibly as a result of exposure to chemical gas warfare. As Vitebsk was a growing city with a major railway station, Chagall would have witnessed firsthand the troop movements of the Imperial Russian Army heading to and from the nearby Eastern Front.
Made in Vitebsk shortly after the outbreak of World War I, this grim, expressive painting comes from a series that marks Chagall’s most direct commentary on contemporary global events. In sickly green and brown hues, a pallid infantryman supports his injured arm in a sling, while behind him three disoriented compatriots stumble along, possibly as a result of exposure to chemical gas warfare. As Vitebsk was a growing city with a major railway station, Chagall would have witnessed firsthand the troop movements of the Imperial Russian Army heading to and from the nearby Eastern Front.
