Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 60.2 x 48 cm. / 23.7 x 18.9 in.
Image size: 34.4 x 24.9 cm. / 13.5 x 9.8 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 50, at the lower left margin. This work was printed in 1976 in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1984). Chagall: The Lithographs V: 1974-1979 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
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.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours on Japan Paper
Paper size: 53.7 x 40.7 cm. / 21 x 16 in.
Image size: 31 x 25 cm. / 12.2 x 9.8 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 hand inscribed “épreuve d’artiste” [artist’s proof] in the lower left margin. This impression is an artist’s proof aside from the standard edition of 50.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1984). Chagall: The Lithographs V: 1974-1979 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.Reference: Mourlot 725
Condition: Very good condition. Some pale, uneven toning to the sheet. TBC
Title: Still Life in Blue | Nature morte en bleu, 1957
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 39.5 x 28 cm. / 15.5 x 11 in.
Image size: 25 x 19.5 cm. / 9.8 x 7.7 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 from the edition of 90, at the lower left margin This work was printed in 1957 for inclusion in ‘Derrière le Miroir’ [Beyond the Mirror] issue number 99-100, released in conjunction with the artist’s exhibition in Galerie Maeght in July and August of the same year.
Literature: 1. Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1963). Chagall: The Lithographs II: 1957-1962 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. Reference: Mourlot 206 2. Cramer, P. (1995). Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Geneva: Cramer Reference: Cramer 33
Condition: Good condition. The sheet evenly toned. Remnants of skinning along the upper sheet edge, verso.
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985 [Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses] Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence (Russian/French) Title: The Easel | Le Chevalet, 1969 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper Paper size: 71 x 57 cm. / 29.2 x 22.8 in. Image size: 65 x 50 cm. / 25.6 x 19.7 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 inscribed “épreuve d’artiste” and numbered in pencil with Roman numerals at the lower left margin. Our impression is one of 25 artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition of 50. This work was printed in February 1969 in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions by Fernand Mourlot, Paris. It was published by Éditions Maeght, Paris. The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin. Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1974). Chagall: The Lithographs IV (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. Reference: Mourlot 561
Title: The Artist (self-portrait), with Bouquet of Flowers, 1975
Technique: Original Signed and Dedicated Drawing in Crayon with Pen and Ink on Paper and Original Colour Lithograph on Paper.
Size: 27.8 x 28.4 cm. / 10.9 x 11.2 in.
Additional Information: This colourful unique drawing on the inside title-page of the book “Chagall par Andre Piery de Mandiargues”. It is hand signed, dedicated and dated in black ink at the lower margin. This book about Marc Chagall, contains an original colour lithograph “The Green River” stretching over a double page at the beginning of the book. Chagall dedicated the drawing to his friends living in St Paul de Vence: “Pour les amis Ingride et Alfred 1975”. The Neumans were neighbours of Marc Chagall in Saint Paul de Vence, and over a 25 year period they became close friends with the artist. It was during this long friendship that Chagall personally inscribed and illustrated this book.
Provenance: Collection Neuman, St Paul de Vence; Bequeathed by Neuman to the Leo Baeck College.
Literature: Chagall par Andre de Mandiargues; edited by Maeght, Paris; 1974, published in 1975. Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1984). Chagall: The Lithographs V: 1974-1979(Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 728.
Condition: Very good condition. Light surface dirt and slightly worn edges of the book.
Title: Sketch for the Bastille | Esquisse pour La Bastille, 1954
Technique: Signed and Dated Oil Painting on Linen Mounted to Panel
Size: 27 x 34.9 cm. / 10.6 x 13.7 in.
Additional Information: This oil painting is signed by the artist “Chagall” in the lower right corner.
It is also dated “1954” next to the signature.
Provenance: Private collection, Jerusalem since 1999.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Chagall Committee from 8th October 1999
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
