Acrobat with a Violin

1924

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching and drypoint in black on wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 41.5 x 31.4 cm (16 5/16 x 12 3/8 in.) sheet: 57.7 x 45.3 cm (22 11/16 x 17 13/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2000.45.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Acrobat with a Violin — Marc Chagall. 1924.

Medium: etching and drypoint in black on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 41.5 x 31.4 cm (16 5/16 x 12 3/8 in.) sheet: 57.7 x 45.3 cm (22 11/16 x 17 13/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2000.45.1. 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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