Marc Chagall The Tribe of Judah, 1964; Unlike the other windows in the series, Chagall has taken a more bold and simplified approach to this piece. The iconography is intentionally limited to a pair of strong hands that seem to hold a mighty crown in the upper mid-ground, and there is also a striking lion in the foreground that is executed in Chagall's trademark curvilinear and playful style. This particular window was inspired by Genesis 49:9-10, "Judah is a lion's whelp. The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet." The size color and subject matter combine to make this a truly remarkable work, filled with passionate symbolism and interesting details.

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 Judah, 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. 65-76.

2. Sorlier, Charles. Chagall Lithographs, 1974-79. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1984. Listed on p. 206 as catalogue no. CS 15.

3. Martin Lawrence Galleries. Marc Chagall. 1999. Listed as CS 15 on pg 59.

4. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:

Marc Chagall The Tribe of Judah, 1964 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.