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.
Title: The Painter over Paris | Le peintre sur Paris, 1957
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph on Wove Paper
Paper size: 66 x 50.5 cm. / 26 x 20 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered in pencil from the very small edition of 20, at the lower left margin.
There were also a small number of proofs aside from the standard edition of 20.
It was printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris in 1957.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1963). Chagall: The Lithographs II: 1957-1962 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 190
Condition: Very good condition. Minor, unobtrusive staining in the lower image. Remnants of adhesive in the upper corners, verso.
Title: Place de la Concorde, from: Views of Paris | Vision de Paris, 1952
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 36.1 x 27.3 cm. / 14.2 x 10.7 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right image.
It is also numbered in pencil from the edition of 75, at the lower left image.
This work was printed in 1952 in a limited edition of 75 signed and numbered impressions.
The composition is one of eight created by Chagall for inclusion in two special editions of the periodical Verve, published by Tériade.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1960). Chagall: The Lithographs I: 1922-1957 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 83
Condition: Very good condition. A band or pale staining along the left sheet edge.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Black and Grey on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm. / 20 x 26 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in black and grey is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand inscribed in pencil ‘Épreuve d’artiste’ [artist’s proof], at the lower left margin. It is one of a small number of artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition.
This work was printed in 1971 by Fernand Mourlot, Paris in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower margin.
Provenance: Formerly from the Estate of the Artist.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs IV: 1969-1973 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 624
Title: At the Dawn of Love | À l’Aube de l’Amour, 1983
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 54.5 x 43 cm. / 21.5 x 17 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 inscribed in pencil ‘Épreuve d’artiste’ [artist’s proof], at the lower left margin. It is one of a small number of artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition.
This work was printed in 1983 by Fernand Mourlot, Paris in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions. There was also an edition of 12 impressions printed only in black reserved for the artist.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower right corner.
Provenance: Formerly from the Estate of the Artist.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1986). Chagall: The Lithographs VI: 1980-1985 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 1018
Title: Composition for Exhibition | Affiche d’Exposition, 1967
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 76.5 x 57 cm. / 30 x 22 in.
Image size: 64 x 48 cm. / 25 x 18.9 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 150, at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in 1967 in a limited edition of 150 signed and numbered impressions.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs III: 1962-1968 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 476
Condition: Excellent condition. Remnants of hinging tape, verso.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 52 x 37.5 cm. / 20.5 x 14.8 in.
Image size: 35 x 24 cm. / 13.8 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint 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 50, at the lower left margin.
This is the eighteenth composition of twenty comprising the portfolio ‘Songes’ [Dreams] printed by Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris in 1981 and published by Éditions Gérald Cramer, Geneva in the same year.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove
Paper Paper size: 66 x 49.5 cm. / 26 x 19.5 in.
Image size: 39 x 30.5 cm. / 15.4 x 12 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 50, at the lower left margin. This work was printed in 1972 in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions. The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs IV: 1969-1973 (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
