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CHAGALL, Marc, Le Cochet Gris (The Grey Rooster), 1950
Marc Chagall was born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia. From 1907 to 1910, he studied in Saint Petersburg, at the Imperial Society for the Protecti… [Read biography »]
Signed Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985), Original Color Lithograph, Le Cochet Gris (The Grey Rooster), 1950  |
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| Artist: | Chagall, Marc (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | Le Cochet Gris (The Grey Rooster), 1950 |
| Medium: | Original Color Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 29.33 in x 20.87 in (74.5 cm x 53 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 35.63 in x 25.2 in (90.5 cm x 64 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 50 in x 39 3/4 in (127 cm x 100.96 cm) |
| Signed: | Hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right |
| Edition: | Published out of an edition of only a few proofs |
| Condition: | Excellent |
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| Description: | |
In this piece about love, romance, tradition, and fantasy, Chagall offers us a refreshing image of caring intimacy. Composed in a marvelous palate of soft earthen gray, rich black, and a wonderfully bright and contrasting ruby red, the colors become a visual feast. This beautiful array of colors transforms into a metaphor about the varying stages of love-from infatuation in a budding romance, to the comfortable understanding love of a seasoned couple. Charming, elegant and graceful, Chagall constructs an iconography of love. The blissful couple in the background is complimented by the proud and boastful cochet gris, or gray rooster. The brilliant red portions on the rooster's comb create a visual sweep throughout the work, beginning at the rooster and moving our eyes strait to the ruby lips of beautiful woman. Through the use of color and graceful lines, Chagall creates a sense of gentle movement, giving life and energy to the work. This is a rare and remarkable work, striking vivid colors, it is in pristine condition! The lithograph was printed by Charles Sorlier under the direction of Chagall. This is a rare work never commercialized or published. A very limited number of artist's proofs exist, often bearing a dedication. A guaranteed authentic signature by Chagall appears in pencil in the lower right margin, and also in the plate 'Marc Chagall 1950' in the lower left. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1) Sorlier, Charles, Chagall Lithographs, Vol. V, Crown Publishers, New York, 1984. Listed on page 192 as plate CS 3. About the Framing: | |
| Style: | Modern Master |
Biography of Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Marc Chagall was born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia. From 1907 to 1910, he studied in Saint Petersburg, at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts and later with Léon Bakst. In 1910, he moved to Paris, where he associated with Guillaume Apollinaire and Robert Delaunay and encountered Fauvism and Cubism. He participated in the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne in 1912. His first solo show was held in 1914 at Der Sturm gallery in Berlin.
Chagall visited Russia in 1914, and was prevented from returning to Paris by the outbreak of war. He settled in Vitebsk, where he was appointed Commissar for Art in 1918. He founded the Vitebsk Popular Art School and directed it until disagreements with the Suprematists resulted in his resignation in 1920. He moved to Moscow and executed his first stage designs for the State Jewish Chamber Theater there. After a sojourn in Berlin, Chagall returned to Paris in 1923 and met Ambroise Vollard. His first retrospective took place in 1924 at the Galerie Barbazanges-Hodebert, Paris. During the 1930s, he traveled to Palestine, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, and Italy. In 1933, the Kunsthalle Basel held a major retrospective of his work.
During World War II, Chagall fled to the United States. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, gave him a retrospective in 1946. He settled permanently in France in 1948 and exhibited in Paris, Amsterdam, and London. During 1951, he visited Israel and executed his first sculptures. The following year, the artist traveled in Greece and Italy. During the 1960s, Chagall continued to travel widely, often in association with large-scale commissions he received. Among these were windows for the synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, installed in 1962; a ceiling for the Paris Opéra, installed in 1964; a window for the United Nations building, New York, installed in 1964; murals for the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, installed in 1967; and windows for the cathedral in Metz, France, installed in 1968. An exhibition of the artist's work from 1967 to 1977 was held at the Musée du Louvre, Paris, in 1977-78, and a major retrospective was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1985. During his lifetime he also created popular lithographs, such as Maternity. Chagall died March 28, 1985, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
