Chagall Painting Goes on View at the National Gallery
On the left is "Memories of Childhood," 1924
oil on canvas, 29" x 34" (collection of the National Gallery of Canada, gift of an anonymous donor, 1970, accession number 16623). On the right is "The Eiffel Tower," 1929, oil on canvas, 39" x 32" (collection of the National Gallery of Canada, purchased 1956, accession number 6434).
It was nearly sold at auction last month. But after a public outcry, The Eiffel Tower by Marc Chagall was brought home from Christy's in New York. And now, starting Saturday, visitors to the National Gallery of Canada can check it out firsthand in the European galleries on the second floor, alongside Chagall’s earlier painting Memories of Childhood.
The gallery says both paintings will remain on view until the winter of 2019 when regularly scheduled maintenance gets underway. The gallery routinely rotates works from its collection to refresh a display or accommodate works on loan to other institutions.
Going forward, the gallery says The Eiffel Tower will be shown from time to time, as will Memories of Childhood.
Source: National Gallery of Canada
