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CHAGALL, Marc, L'Artiste et Thèmes bibliques (The Artist & Biblical Themes), 1974
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, L'Artiste et Thèmes bibliques (The Artist & Biblical Themes), 1974  |
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| Artist: | Chagall, Marc (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | L'Artiste et Thèmes bibliques (The Artist & Biblical Themes), 1974 |
| Medium: | Original Color Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 22 3/4 in x 15 in (57.79 cm x 38.1 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 29 1/2 in x 22 1/4 in (74.93 cm x 56.52 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 45 1/4 in x 38 1/2 in (114.94 cm x 97.79 cm) |
| Signed: | Hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) in pencil in the lower right margin |
| Edition: | Numbered 8/50 in pencil in the lower left margin |
| Condition: | Excellent |
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| Description: | |
Created in 1974, this work was published out of the edition of 50 numbered, signed proofs on Arches wove paper, aside from 10 artist's proofs also signed and numbered in Roman numerals. Hand-signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin the piece is numbered 8/50 in the lower left margin. Published by Ch. Sorlier, Graveur. As if to reference a window into the world of his own creation, Marc Chagall has skillfully and beautifully crafted an artist at work whose canvas comes alive in the world around him. The borders of its canvas are no match for the lively and spontaneous figures which inundate the scene; angels glide across the sky along with Christian references and images which allude to the Biblical Themes the title of this work suggests. Its coloration is brilliant and vibrant, with greens, pinks, reds, oranges, and yellows leaping from the sheet and radiating an inherent glow that illuminates within the frame. It is a composition filled with action, with several characters that make up a work which is so brimming with life that one can almost hear the chatter of the crowd extending to the village in the background. This is perhaps one of Chagall's more whimsical and charming works which reference biblical themes and also heralds the artist and his canvas at the same time. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Gauss, Ulrike, ed. Marc Chagall, The Lithographs - La Collection Sorlier. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 722 on pg. 319. 2. Sorlier, Charles. Chagall Lithographs 1974 - 1979, Crown Publishers: New York, 1984. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 722 on pg. 31. 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.
