An engraved print by artist Marc Chagall titled "Acrobat on the Violin" (1924)K remained in storage for nearly two decades after being seized by customs at the French-Swiss border in 2005.

French authorities stopped the holders of the print after it became apparent that there was no permit for its transport outside the country. Two Swiss citizens who were transporting it were also arrested and fined for concealing cultural property.

The print, which had been out of sight until its rediscovery two years ago, will be displayed to the public at the Museum of Fine Arts and Archaeology in Besançon this September.

According to the mayor of Besançon, Ludovic Fagaut, it is the first artwork by Marc Chagall in the museum, praising the customs efforts in handing it over. For a regional institution, the arrival of a Chagall print carries special significance as it expands the collection while simultaneously returning a work with a complex legal history to public access.

This engraved print was issued in a limited edition of 150 copies. One of the copies sold for $5,000 at a Christie's auction in 2016.

The print "Acrobat on the Violin" is not among Chagall's most expensive works, but it bears his distinctive mark. The acrobat balancing on a violin, accompanied by a chicken and another acrobat, reflects the artist's enduring fascination with characters oscillating between performance and imagination.

Chagall's market remains much larger for paintings, with a canvas from 1928 fetching $28.4 million at a public auction.