CHAGALL, Marc, The Rooster Over Paris, 1958
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 Chagall Lithograph, The Rooster Over Paris, 1958  |
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| Artist: | Chagall, Marc (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | The Rooster Over Paris, 1958 |
| Medium: | Original Color Chagall Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 23 1/4 in x 17 1/2 in (59 cm x 44.5 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 30 1/4 in x 22 1/4 in (76.8 cm x 56.5 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 43 3/4 in x 37 1/4 in (111.1 cm x 94.6 cm) |
| Signed: | Hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin |
| Edition: | Numbered 61/125 in pencil in the lower left margin (out of the total edition of 125 pulled on Arches paper) |
| Condition: | Good condition, colors are richly saturated. Minor expert conservation has been performed on the extreme sheet edges, not affecting the image |
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Created in 1958, The Rooster Over Paris is hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin. Published by Maeght, Paris and numbered 61/125 on Arches paper (out of the total edition of 125. Chagall creates a fantasy landscape of Paris by night, coupled with a brilliant rooster hovering over the River Seine. He is joined by another pair of Parisian lovers intertwined near the Eiffel Tower as well as another female figure, presenting a dazzling bouquet. The central figure of the Rooster is brilliantly depicted in a bright ruby red with a tuft of green tail feathers complimenting the bright blues that surround the entire print. Often viewed as a symbol of good luck and virility, Chagall creates this Rooster wearing a dual profile, including that of a man, over the Parisian night sky. It awaits the daybreak as two lovers are lingering near the Eiffel Tower longing to stay in the streets of Paris for just a bit longer. Chagall’s ability to create an illusory movement with the stroke of his hand can be easily seen in this piece, from the banks of the River Seine to the top of the Rooster’s crest, making it the perfect example of his artful mastery. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Marc Chagall, The Lithographs – La Collection Sorlier. (1998). Gauss, U. (Ed.). Distributed Art Publishers: New York. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 223 on pgs. 115-6. 2. Mourlot, F. (1963). The Lithographs of Chagall, Vol. II 1957 – 1962. André Sauret: Monte Carlo. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 223 on pgs. 52-3. About the Framing: | |
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.
"When Matisse dies," Pablo Picasso remarked, "Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is." Picasso claimed he was not a fan of the "flying violins and all the folklore, but his canvases are really painted, not just thrown together." He followed up by saying, "There's never been anybody since Renoir who has the feeling for light that Chagall has."
