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Key works

Discover the richness of the mahJ’s collection through a selection of major works, representative of the diversity of artistic expressions related to Jewish history and culture.

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Portrait d'Abraham Furtado
History

Anonymous

France, first half of the 19th century

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Adolphe Crémieux
History, Fine arts

Jules Jean Antoine Lecomte du Noüy (Paris, 1842 – Paris, 1923)

Paris, 1878

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Art moderne

Jules Pascin (Vidin, 1885 – Paris, 1930)

United States, 1916

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Art moderne

Jacques Lipchitz (Druskininkai, 1891– Capri, 1973)

Paris, circa 1917

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Kader Attia, Big Bang
Contemporary art

Kader Attia (Dugny, 1970)

Paris, 2005

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Festivals and ceremonies, Synagogue*

Late 18th-early 19th century

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Marc Chagall, Les portes du cimetière
Art moderne

Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 1985)

Vitebsk, 1917

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Panneau Chemla
Daily life

Chemla Pottery (circa 1880-1966)

Tunis, circa 1920

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Chaïm Soutine, Paysage de Ceret
Art moderne

Chaim Soutine (Smilovitchi, 1893 – Paris, 1943)

Céret, circa 1920

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Abel Pann, Concert de charité donné au bénéfice des mutilés et des veuves des légionnaires juifs
History, Art moderne

Abel Pann (Abba Pfeffermann, known as ; Kreslawka, 1883 – Jérusalem, 1963)

Paris, 1916