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My life

by Marc Chagall, Elisabeth Abbott

Written in Moscow between 1921 and 1922, this autobiography provides a portrait of the artist's early life and the vanished milieu that inspired the work. The text is accompanied by twenty specially prepared illustrative plates.

Accession 1788 ISBN 9780306805714 Publisher Da Capo
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