Marc Chagall (French, born Belarus. 1887–1985. In France 1910–14, 1923–41; U.S.A. 1941–48; France 1948–85.)

Birthday [L'Anniversaire]. (1915)

Oil on cardboard, 31 3/4 x 39 1/4" (80.6 x 99.7 cm)
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest

Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.

275.49

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Provenance:

Sam Salz, Cologne. Purchased from the artist, - c. 1924
Heinrich Kirchhoff / Kirschhof (d. 1934), Wiesbaden. Acquired from Salz, c. 1924 (still in his collection by 1933) - [presumably until 1934]
Kurt Feldhäusser (d.1944), Berlin. [Likely acquired from Kirchhoff estate], 1935 - 1944
Mrs. Feldhäusser (Kurt Feldhäusser's mother), Berlin and Brooklyn. 1944 - 1949
On consignment at Weyhe Gallery (representing Feldhäusser Collection, then given as Private European Collection, Brooklyn), in 1949
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Feldhäusser Collection through Weyhe Gallery, 1949

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