Marc Chagall, Prophète Tué par un Lion (The Prophet Killed by a Lion), from the Bible, 1958

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Title:Prophète Tué par un Lion (The Prophet Killed by a Lion), from the Bible, 1958
Reference:Cramer 30.
Medium:Etching with hand coloring on wove paper
Image Size:13 3/4 in x 9 3/8 in (34.9 cm x 23.8 cm)
Sheet Size:21 in x 15 3/8 in (53.3 cm x 39.1 cm)
Edition:Numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil in the lower left margin.
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-8274
$12,000 $5,500

Historical Description

Created in 1958, this Marc Chagall Prophète Tué par un Lion (The Prophet Killed by a Lion), from the Bible, 1958 lithograph on paper is hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887- Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil in the lower left margin.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Marc Chagall Prophète Tué par un Lion (The Prophet Killed by a Lion), from the Bible, 1958 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 sale of the work).

  1. Cramer, Patrick. Marc Chagall, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonnè, Geneva: Patrick Cramer, 1995. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 30.

About the Framing:

Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Marc Chagall Prophète Tué par un Lion (The Prophet Killed by a Lion), from the Bible, 1958 is presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.

Subject Matter: $16-50k Biblical Animals