Water Carrier by Moonlight

1911

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (24.1 x 31.1 cm)
Collection no.: 1984.433.56
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Water Carrier by Moonlight — Marc Chagall. 1911.

Medium: Watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper. Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (24.1 x 31.1 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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