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CHAGALL, Marc, Bonjour sur Paris (Good Morning Over Paris), 1952
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, Bonjour sur Paris (Good Morning Over Paris), 1952  |
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| Artist: | Chagall, Marc (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | Bonjour sur Paris (Good Morning Over Paris), 1952 |
| Medium: | Original Color Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 21 1/2 in x 15 in (54.61 cm x 38.1 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 25.9 in x 19.9 in (65.8 cm x 50.4 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 42 1/2 in x 38 in (107.95 cm x 96.52 cm) |
| Signed: | Hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) in pencil in the lower right margin |
| Edition: | Numbered 16/75 in pencil in the lower left margin |
| Condition: | Excellent |
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| Description: | |
Chagall enraptures us amidst an early dawn in this scene over Paris. With two lovers along the River Seine and an iconic rooster dominating the Parisian skyline, this piece evokes a peaceful and romantic tranquility. Bonjour sur Paris was created in Paris, 1952 and published by Mourlot Press in 1955. Printed on Japan paper, this piece was made for the 100th Anniversary album (not for sale) and comes from a series of 35 ‘Epreuve d’artiste’ or artist’s proofs; there were also 75 other copies printed which were signed and numbered. Known as the universal symbol of fertility, the red rooster is featured here as a compliment to the two lovers reclining along the river Seine in Paris. The twilight crescent moon is on the verge of fading into dawn as the early morning mist permeates the overall composition in a delicate yet brilliant blue. The bright yellows flatter the subtle reds detailed in the rooster’s feathers and floral touches throughout the piece. The Parisian landscape is barely visible as our attention here is drawn moreso toward the main theme surrounding ideas of love and passion, using Paris as merely a romantic backdrop to Chagall’s swirling canvas of color. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1) Gauss, Ulrike, ed. Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, La Collection Sorlier, illustrated on pg. 76 as cat. no. 71 and detailed on pg. 77. 2) Mourlot, Fernand and André Sauret, ed. The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960, listed as cat. no. 71 on pg. 101. 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.
