Marc Chagall, The Angel of Judgment (L'ange du jugement), 1974

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Title:The Angel of Judgment (L'ange du jugement), 1974
Reference:CS 45
Medium:Color Lithograph
Image Size:20 1/4 in x 17 in (51.4 cm x 43.2 cm)
Sheet Size:28 3/8 in x 21 1/2 in (72 cm x 54.6 cm)
Framed Size:43 in x 37 1/4 in (109.2 cm x 94.6 cm)
Edition:Annotated 'EA' (artist's proof) in pencil in the lower left margin; aside from the printed edition of 200.
Signature:This work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 - Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #w-4301

Historical Description

Depicting the progression of the biblical story of Adam & Eve Banished from Paradise, here we see the grandeur of the Angel of Judgment. Swooping down momentously into the center of the composition, we are able to feel and see the life in the Angel. Brightly colored in a flaming canary yellow to represent the wrath and force with which it is about to greet Adam and Eve, one can sense turmoil. However in classic Chagall fashion, the free flowing forms that compile the beautiful imagery allow for it all to appear as a curious dream.

Created in 1974, this color lithograph was executed by Charles Sorlier after an original work by Marc Chagall. Annotated 'EA' (artist's proof) in pencil in the lower left margin (aside from the printed edition of 200), this work was printed by Mourlot, Paris and published by the Society of Friends of the National Marc Chagall Biblical Message Museum (Nice, France). This work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 - Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin with printed text "CH. SORLIER GRAV." in black in the lower left of the image. This work was also created in a poster version with text (this work is as an artist proof, out of a total edition of 200 proofs plus some artist's proofs without text, pulled on Arches vellum paper, hand signed and numbered).

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
This work is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work).

1. Sorlier, C. (1984). Chagall Lithographs, vol. V 1974 - 1979. Crown Publishers: NY. Listed and illustrated as CS 45 on pg. 241.
2. Chagall's Posters: A Catalogue Raisonné. (1975). Sorlier, C. (Ed.). Crown Publishers: NY. Poster version with text is listed and illustrated on pg. 138-9.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade conservation standards, this work is displayed in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats.