Title: Rooster, Goat and Fiddler | Coq, bouc et violoniste, ca. 1939
Technique: Signed Pen and India Ink on Wove Paper
Size: 45.9 x 40.7 cm. / 18 x 16 in.
Additional Information: This ink drawing is signed by the artist “Chagall Marc” in the lower right corner.
It was drawn circa 1939.
Provenance: Private collection, France since 1975.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Chagall Committee from 19th July 2022. No. 2022170.
Condition: Very good condition. A repaired tear in the lower right sheet edge. Two repaired nicks in the upper left sheet edge and lower right corner. The sheet evenly toned. Remnants of hinging tape along the sheet edges, verso.
Title: Violinist in a Hat | Violiniste au chapeau, 1940
Technique: Signed and Dated Coloured Pencil, Pastel and Ink on Wove Paper
Size: 54.7 x 44.9 cm. / 21.5 x 17.7 in.
Additional Information: This drawing is signed by the artist “Marc Chagall” in the lower right corner. It is dated ‘1940’ below the signature.
Provenance: Mainichi, Tokyo, August 1, 2014, cat. no. 1186
Private Collection, Japan
Christie’s London, Impressionist and Modern works on paper, 28th February 2018, cat. no. 221 (sold for over $90,000)
Private Collection Hamburg.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Chagall Committee from 21st July 2014. No. 2014118.
Condition: Very good condition. Minor handling creases mostly in the margins. Remnants of hinging tape, verso. The paper bears a French customs ink stamp, verso.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 75.6 x 59.1 cm. / 29.8 x 23.3 in.
Image size: 68 x 52.7 cm. / 26.7 x 20.7 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered in pencil with from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in by Fernand Mourlot, Paris and published by Éditions Maeght, Paris.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs IV (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 620.
Condition: Very good condition. Pale staining at the sheet edges. Adhesive in the lower left corner.
Title: The Rider on a Red Horse | L’écuyère au cheval rouge, 1957
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 45 x 36 cm. / 17.7 x 14.2 in.
Image size: 33 x 25 cm. / 13 x 9.8 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left margin.
It was printed in 1957 by Fernand Mourlot, Paris and published in the deluxe edition of only 75 signed and numbered impressions aside from the standard edition for XXe Siècle, Paris.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1963). Chagall: The Lithographs II: 1957-1962 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 191.
Condition: Very good condition. A pale band of time-staining around the image.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 51.5 x 63 cm. / 20.3 x 24.8 in.
Image size: 38.5 x 54 cm. / 15.2 x 21.3 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also inscribed in pencil “épreuve d’artiste”, in the lower left margin.
Our impression is an artist’s proof aside from the standard edition of 50.
This work was printed in by Fernand Mourlot, Paris, it was published by Éditions Maeght, Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower margin.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs IV (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 561
Condition: Good condition. Toning across the sheet. Handling creases in the margins.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 53.5 x 39 cm. / 21 x 15.4 in.
Image size: 45 x 28.5 cm. / 17.7 x 11.2 in.
Additional Information: This etching in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in 1960 by Paul Haasen, Paris. There were also 10 hors commerce [out of trade] impressions aside from the standard edition of 75.
Literature: Kornfeld., E. W. (1971). Marc Chagall: Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre gravé). Bern: Editions Kornfeld and Klipstein.
Reference: Kornfeld 116 b
Title: Naomi and her Daughter’s in Law, from: Drawings for the Bible | Noémie et ses Belles-Filles, 1958-59/1960
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 52.5 x 37.5 cm. / 20.1 x 14.8 in.
Image size: 35.9 x 26.7 cm. / 20.6 x 14.8 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
It was printed in 1958-59 by Fernand Mourlot, Paris and published by Tériade,Paris in 1960.
It is one of 24 colour compositions created for “Drawings for the Bible” and published in Verve Vol. X, no. 38.
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1963). Chagall: The Lithographs II: 1957-1962 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 245
2. Cramer, P. (1995). Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Geneva: Cramer.
Reference: Cramer 42
Condition: Good condition. Time-staining around the image. Remnants of adhesive along the upper and right sheet edge, verso.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 92 x 72 cm. / 36.2 x 28.3 in.
Image size: 69.5 x 69.5 cm. / 27.4 x 27.4 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left margin. This work was printed by Charles Sorlier in a limited edition of 75 hand-signed and numbered impressions. It was published by Editions des Musees Nationaux in 1969. The paper bears the Arches watermark along the right margin.
Literature: Literature: Mourlot, F. & Sorlier, C. (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs, Vol. IV (Catalogue Raisonne). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. Reference: Mourlot 596
Condition: Very good condition. Very pale time-staining around the image.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 52 x 38 cm. / 20.5 x 15 in.
Image size: 42 x 32.5 cm. / 16.5 x 12.8 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin. It is also numbered in pencil from the edition of 24, at the lower left margin. There was also an unsigned book edition of 250 and 20 hors commerce impressions in Roman numerals This work was printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris and published by Tériade Éditeur, Paris in 1967 This is the thirty-fourth composition from the series of thirty-eight created for Cirque [Circus].
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs III: 1962-1968 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Russian-Belarusian-French painter of Jewish origin who was born in Belarus, at that time part of the Russian Empire. He is associated with the modern movements after impressionism. Born in 1887, his Jewish origins and rural upbringing in Russia had a lasting effect on Chagall’s life. His poetic mastery of dreams, memories and folklore dominated his work and commitment to original printmaking throughout his life. Chagall was 63 years old when he first came to Mourlot in 1950 to study the technique of colour lithography with Charles Sorlier. Already a famous artist with nothing to prove, Chagall nevertheless worked tirelessly to master the nuances and subtleties of this demanding medium for his own satisfaction. Marc Chagall fabricated a mystical world of lovers, musicians and artists in his work. He chose lithography as a print medium that could offer him almost unlimited painterly freedom to explore his world. “Something would have been lacking in my life if, in addition to my passion for colour, I had not been involved with engraving or lithography…Each time I held a lithographic stone or copperplate in my hand I thought I was touching a talisman. It seemed to me that I could put all my joys and sorrows in it…..Everything that touched my life through the years, births, deaths, weddings, flowers, animals, birds, the poor workers, my parents, lovers in the night, the biblical prophets, on the street, at home, in the temple and in heaven. And as I grew older, the tragedy of life within us and around us.” Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Russian-Belarusian-French painter of Jewish origin who was born in Belarus, at that time part of the Russian Empire. He is associated with the modern movements after impressionism. Born in 1887, his Jewish origins and rural upbringing in Russia had a lasting effect on Chagall’s life. His poetic mastery of dreams, memories and folklore dominated his work and commitment to original printmaking throughout his life. Chagall was 63 years old when he first came to Mourlot in 1950 to study the technique of colour lithography with Charles Sorlier. Already a famous artist with nothing to prove, Chagall nevertheless worked tirelessly to master the nuances and subtleties of this demanding medium for his own satisfaction. Marc Chagall fabricated a mystical world of lovers, musicians and artists in his work. He chose lithography as a print medium that could offer him almost unlimited painterly freedom to explore his world. \"Something would have been lacking in my life if, in addition to my passion for colour, I had not been involved with engraving or lithography...Each time I held a lithographic stone or copperplate in my hand I thought I was touching a talisman. It seemed to me that I could put all my joys and sorrows in it.....Everything that touched my life through the years, births, deaths, weddings, flowers, animals, birds, the poor workers, my parents, lovers in the night, the biblical prophets, on the street, at home, in the temple and in heaven. And as I grew older, the tragedy of life within us and around us.\" Marc Chagall
