Marc Chagall The Tribe of Benjamin radiates with an incredible bold intensity. The imagery that appears in this work represents the classic themes within Chagall's career: the tree, the lion, the bird, the goat the lamb the fish synagogue, and the town/city. The carousel of yellows, purples, reds, greens, and magnificent blues are central to the work, complementing and highlighting each element of the composition. It is charmingly whimsical with flora and fauna decorating the entire piece, with a glimpse of the rooftops of a peaceful village in the background. As an eloquent rendition of one of the Tribes discussed in the Torah, this work acts as a complement to the other eleven maquettes of this Tribes series.

Created in 1964, this image is one in a series of twelve lithographs. Commissioned by the Hadassah-Hebrew Medical Center, Chagall created these works as maquettes for a series of stained glass windows to be installed in the Center's synagogue outside of Jerusalem. The work was engraved by Charles Sorlier, who worked in close collaboration with the artist and is printed on watermarked Arches wove paper. This piece is numbered from the edition of 150 in the lower left (total edition of 150 proofs signed and numbered in Arabic numerals, 75 proofs signed and numbered in Roman numerals, and 10 artist's proofs). This work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887- Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin and signed in the stone, 'CH. SORLIER. GRAV. LITH.' at the lower left of the image.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Marc Chagall The Tribe of Benjamin (From Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass), 1964 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. Leymarie, Jean. Marc Chagall: The Jerusalem Windows. New York: Park Lane, 1988. Listed and illustrated on pp. 161-71.

2. Sorlier, Charles. Chagall Lithographs, 1974-79. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. CS 23.

3. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

Marc Chagall The Tribe of Benjamin (From Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass), 1964 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.