Marc Chagall, La lutte du Jacob et du l'Ange (The Fight Between Jacob & the Angel), 1967 |
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| Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | La lutte du Jacob et du l’Ange (The Fight Between Jacob & the Angel), 1967 |
| Reference: | CS 40 |
| Medium: | Original color lithograph on Arches script watermarked paper |
| Image Size: | 20 1/2 in x 16 in (52 cm x 40.6 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 30 in x 22 in (76.2 cm x 55.9 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 40 in x 34 1/4 in (101.6 cm x 87 cm) |
| Signature: | Hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887- Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin; ‘CH. SORLIER GRAV.’ printed in black in the lower left of the image |
| Condition: | In excellent condition with wide margins; a bold impression with bright colors. |
| ID # | w-3159 |
Depicting a highly momentous and thrilling scene, Jacob and the Angel are seen here as if in a snapshot against a brilliant cobalt blue background in Marc Chagall La lutte du Jacob et du l'Ange (The Fight Between Jacob & the Angel), 1967. Surrounded by mythical creatures, a crowd of onlookers, and a mother and child in the lower right, the composition is executed in typical Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887- Saint-Paul, 1985) mastery, with equally bold, complementary colors of emerald green, canary yellow, and blushing violets.
Created in 1967 this original color lithograph was engraved by Charles Sorlier after an oil on canvas by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887- Saint-Paul, 1985) titled The Struggle of Jacob & the Angel. This work by Sorlier was also used for a poster edition with text for an exhibition of the important collection donated by Mr. & Mrs. Marc Chagall to the French nation at the Louvre, Paris. Numbered 23/100 in pencil in the lower left margin and hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887- Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin. Published by the Editions of National Museums, Paris and printed by Mourlot, Paris on Arches wove watermarked paper; 'CH. SORLIER GRAV.' printed in black in the lower left of the image.
Illustrated in:
1) Sorlier, C. (1975). Chagall's Posters: A Catalogue Raisonné. Crown Publishers: NY. Poster is listed and illustrated on pgs. 104-5.
2) Sorlier, C. (1984). Chagall Lithographs, Vol. V 1974-1979. Crown Publishers: NY. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. CS 40 on pg. 236.
About the Framing:
Marc Chagall La lutte du Jacob et du l'Ange (The Fight Between Jacob & the Angel), 1967 is framed in museum quality archival materials, this work is set in a Renaissance-inspired gold leaf frame. The bright gold of the moulding complements the cool tones in the work, while the elaborate curvatures cast within the frame resonates the motion and richness of the piece itself. The simple stepped elements also accentuate the linear quality of this work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.
