Marc Chagall, Le rêve de Paris (Paris Dream), 1969-70

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Title:Le rêve de Paris (Paris Dream), 1969-70
Reference:M.600
Medium:Color lithograph on Arches wove paper
Image Size:35 3/8 in x 25 1/4 in (90 cm x 64 cm)
Sheet Size:40 1/8 in x 28 1/8 in (101.8 cm x 71.5 cm)
Framed Size:51 1/2 in x 40 1/2 in ( 130.8 cm x 102.9 cm)
Edition:Numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil in the lower left margin; published by Maeght, Paris.
Signature:This work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 - Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin.
Condition:This piece is in excellent condition.
ID #w-7495

Historical Description

Marc Chagall's Paris Dream (Le rêve de Paris), 1969-70 depicts at beautifully serene and elegant Parisian scene basked in a soft glow of pink light, with our ponderous lovers looking over the cityscape below.  The prominent Eiffel Tower anchors the composition on the left, colored in a vivid forest-green, a perfect color complement to the pinks, light blues, and oranges throughout.  It is a perfect springtime scene that Chagall is able to convey with blossoming flowers and picnicking Parisians along the banks of the River Seine.  The famous icons of Paris can be seen, spotting the horizon, from the towers of the Nôtre Dame Cathedral on the Ile-de-la-Cité to the beautiful dome of the Sacré-Coeur Cathedral in Montmarte; Paris Dream is truly reminiscent of a Paris that we all yearn for – a romantic getaway that is captured through Chagall’s vivid imagination.

Created in 1969 – 1970, this color lithograph is hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 - Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil in the lower left margin. Printed on Arches wove paper, this work is published by Maeght, Paris.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Marc Chagall Paris Dream (Le rêve de Paris), 1969-70, 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. Gauss, Ulrike. Marc Chagall – The Lithographs, La Collection Sorlier. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 1960. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonnéno. 600.
2. Sorlier, Charles. The Lithographs of Chagall, 1969 – 1973. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. , 1974. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 600.
3. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
Marc Chagall Paris Dream (Le rêve de Paris), 1969-70, is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with linen-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.