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CHAGALL, Marc, Sirène with Pine, from Nice and The Côte d'Azur, 1967
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), Color Lithograph, Sirène with Pine, from Nice and The Côte d'Azur, 1967  |
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| Artist: | Chagall, Marc (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | Sirène with Pine, from Nice and The Côte d'Azur, 1967 |
| Medium: | Color Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 24 in x 18 in (61 cm x 46 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 28.74 in x 20.47 in (73 cm x 52 cm) |
| Framed Size: | Approx. 42 in x 37 in (106.68 cm x 93.98 cm) |
| Signed: | This Work Has A Guaranteed Authentic Signature By Chagall In Pencil In The Lower Right Hand Side Of The Work |
| Edition: | Numbered In Arabaic 4/150 In Pencil In The Lower Left Margin (There Are Also LXXV In Roman And 25 Artist Proofs) |
| Condition: | Excellent Condition. Extraordinary Bright And Fresh Colors |
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| Description: | |
Offering a superb example of Chagall's work, this piece captures a sense of romance and poetry through the artist's use of imagery and color. The color saturation of this work, makes it one of his most desirable images, and this series Nice and the Cote d'Azur is one of his most celebrated sets of images. Created in 1967, this work is from the Nice and the Côte d'Azur series of twelve lithographs. From an edition of 150 proofs, signed and numbered, this work was printed on Arches wove paper. Hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin, this work is numbered 4/150 in the lower left. Jean Adhémar stated of this series, "It is well known, and especially evident in this work, that the Mediterranean awakens in Chagall a sensation of well-being and plenitude just as the bright sun and flowers awaken in him a sense of freedom…Above all, there are the midday sun and the brilliancy of his flowers. They explain the richness of tones in these lithographs, the beauty and harmony of the colors, the deep blue, the somber vividness of the reds, the haunting garland of flowers." (Sorlier 220) This work illustrates the dream-like quality of Chagall's work, with the floating Sirene and poet hovering above the coastal scene in rich tones of reds, blues and greens. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1) Sorlier, Charles, Chagall Lithographs, Volume V, Crown Publishers, New York, 1984. Listed on page 222 as plate CS 27. 2) Jenkintown Press, Marc Chagall, Jenkintown Press, 1999 Martin Lawrence Limited Edition. Listed as plate CS 27. About the Framing: Illustrated in: Sorlier, CS 35. | |
| 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.
