Fire in the City

1922

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching and drypoint in black on laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 17.8 x 20.9 cm (7 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 35.5 x 44.8 cm (14 x 17 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1996.138.5
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Fire in the City — Marc Chagall. 1922.

Medium: etching and drypoint in black on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 17.8 x 20.9 cm (7 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 35.5 x 44.8 cm (14 x 17 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1996.138.5. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard E. Pinkus.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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