Marc Chagall, Paysage aux Isbas (Landscape with Huts), 1957

Artist: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Title:Paysage aux Isbas (Landscape with Huts), 1957
Reference:M 192
Medium:Color Lithograph
Image Size:17 in x 9 1/2 in (43.2 cm x 24.1 cm)
Sheet Size:24 1/4 in x 16 1/2 in (61.6 cm x 41.9 cm)
Framed Size:approx. 34 3/4 in x 31 11/16 in (88.3 cm x 80.5 cm)
Edition:An artist's proof annotated HC (Hors de Commerce) in pencil in the lower left; aside from the numbered edition of 90.
Signature:This work is hand-signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 - Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #w-5251

Historical Description

A masterful storyteller, Chagall excels in Paysage aux Isbas (Landscape with Huts), 1957 in bringing together his own life. Created for a book about him by the famous writer Jacques Lassaigne, this work speaks to the artist and the viewer. We experience his past, present, and future all represented here in the clock, houses, couple on a horse, rooster, and tree, with the emotion and technical mastery for which he is so renowned.

Created in 1957, the work is hand-signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 - Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right. This color lithograph was created for the cover of the book  Chagall by Jacques Lassaigne andwas created aside from the edition of 90, as it is an artist proof, annotated HC (Hors de Commerce) in pencil in the lower left.

Only 90 impressions exist of the actual Chagall by Jacques Lassaigne portfolio, which was published by Maeght Editeur, Paris in 1957 and consists of 15 original lithographs. The text and typography for that portfolio were printed by Draeger Freres, Montrouge and the lithographs were printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Marc Chagall Landscape with Huts (Paysage aux Isbas), 1957 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoice accompanying the final sale of the work).

1. Cramer, Patrick. Marc Chagall, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 34.

2. Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall, Vol. II 1957-1962. Monte Carlo: André Sauret, 1963.  Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 192.

3. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Marc Chagall Landscape with Huts (Paysage aux Isbas), 1957 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.