MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (Russian/French)
Title: Mother and Child at the Eiffel Tower, from: Derrière le Miroir | Mère et enfant à la Tour Eiffel, 1954
Technique: Original Lithograph on Wove Paper
Paper size: 38.2 x 27.6 cm. / 15 x 10.9 in.
Image size: 35 x 27 cm. / 13.8 x 10.6 in.
Additional Information: This is a beautiful original lithograph by Marc Chagall. It was printed in 1954 as part of the ‘Derrière le Miroir’ publication of 11 lithographs to accompany the exhibition titled “Paris” held at Galerie Maeght in 1954.
This is from the limited edition of 2,500 unsigned impressions.
It was printed by Mourlot, Paris, and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1954.
Literature: Mourlot, F., and Sorlier, C., (1998). Chagall: The Lithographs (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 94
Condition: Excellent condition.
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (Russian/French)
Title: The Pantheon, from: Derrière le Miroir | Le Panthéon, 1954
Technique: Original Lithograph on Wove Paper
Paper size: 38.2 x 27.6 cm. / 15 x 10.9 in.
Image size: 35 x 27 cm. / 13.8 x 10.6 in.
Additional Information: This is a beautiful original lithograph by Marc Chagall. It was printed in 1954 as part of the ‘Derrière le Miroir’ publication of 11 lithographs to accompany the exhibition titled “Paris” held at Galerie Maeght in 1954.
This is from the limited edition of 2,500 unsigned impressions.
It was printed by Mourlot, Paris, and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in 1954.
Literature: Mourlot, F., and Sorlier, C., (1998). Chagall: The Lithographs (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 95
Condition: Excellent condition.
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (Russian/French)
Title: Place de la Concorde, from: Visions of Paris | Visions de Paris, 1952
Technique: Original Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 35.5 x 26.5 cm. / 14 x 10.4 in.
Additional Information: This is a beautiful original lithograph in colours by Marc Chagall.
It was printed in 1952 as part of the “Visions de Paris” publication ‘The Review Verve Nos 27-28’.
This is from the limited edition of 6,000 unsigned impressions.
It was printed by Mourlot, Paris, and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in December 1952.
Literature: Mourlot, F., and Sorlier, C., (1998). Chagall: The Lithographs (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 83
Condition: Very good condition. The sheet slightly toned.
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France (Russian/French)
Title: Mother and Child before Notre Dame, from: Visions of Paris | Visions de Paris, 1952
Technique: Original Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 35.5 x 26.5 cm. / 14 x 10.4 in.
Additional Information: This is a beautiful original lithograph in colours by Marc Chagall.
It was printed in 1952 as part of the “Visions de Paris” publication ‘The Review Verve Nos 27-28’.
This is from the limited edition of 6,000 unsigned impressions.
It was printed by Mourlot, Paris, and published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris in December 1952.
Literature: Mourlot, F., and Sorlier, C., (1998). Chagall: The Lithographs (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 82
Condition: Very good condition. The sheet slightly toned.
Title: Bouquet with Bird | Bouquet à l’Oiseau, 1960
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 49 x 35 cm. / 19.3 x 13.8 in.
Image size: 34 x 26 cm. / 13.4 x 10.2 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 75, at the lower left margin. There were also ten hors commerce [out of trade] impressions.
This work was printed by Mourlot, Paris and was published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1963). Chagall: The Lithographs II: 1957-1962 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 297
Title: Self Portrait with Easel | Autoportrait au Chevalet, 1979
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching on Wove Paper
Paper size: 64 x 49.5 cm. / 25.1 x 19.5 in
Image size: 30.5 x 23.5 cm. / 12 x 9.3 in.
Additional Information: This original etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right corner.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 30, at the lower left margin.
Technique: Original Hand Signed Unique Monotype in Colours on Japan Nacré Paper
Paper size: 38.5 x 28 cm. / 15.1 x 11 in.
Image size: 15 x 21 cm. / 5.9 x 8.2 in.
Additional Information: This monotype in colours is hand signed in black ink by the artist “Chagall” at the upper right corner of the image.
The work was realized by Jacques Frelaut in 1962.
This work is a unique piece. Chagall created a total of 308 unique monotype throughout his lifetime.
Note:
Marc Chagall began to produce monotypes only when Gerald Cramer, his Swiss publisher at the time suggested it to him in the late 1950’s. From that point, Chagall worked with Cramer and the printer Jacques Frelaut to produce an outstanding group of etchings, aquatints, woodcuts and monotypes including our work “Le Repos”.
In fact, an exhibition of examples from that body of works was presented at the MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in New York between November 1979 and January 1980. Riva Castlemain, Director of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books at the MOMA, interestingly noted at the time that, “This exhibition is about the creative interaction of three devoted people”.
Literature: Leymarie, J. & Cramer, G. (1966) Marc Chagall, Monotypes 1961-1965. Geneva: Cramer.
Illustrated: Cramer 48, p. 76
Condition: Very good condition. Very soft, unobtrusive folds in the margins.
Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 63 x 48.2 cm. / 24.8 x 19 in.
Image size: 55.8 x 41 cm. / 22 x 16.1 in.
Additional Information: This 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 400, at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in 1949 by Charles Sorlier after Chagal’sl painting ‘Les Coquelicots’ from 1949 in a limited edition of 400 hand signed and numbered impressions.
It was published by Éditions Galerie Maeght, Paris, with their ink stamp, verso.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin
Note:
Les Coquelicots is a confident, swirling, dream-like composition which features some of Chagall’s most emblematic motifs and serves as an exquisite example of the artist’s creative maturity and contentment. Executed in 1949, shortly after his return from enforced exile in the United States during the war, the present work stems from a time when Chagall was feeling happily nostalgic for his past while appreciating the tranquil life which he was able to make anew for himself in France.
The work depicts a couple against a night sky seemingly merging into one as a fantastical signifier of their strong emotional connection. They are floating in mid-air and the familiar rooftops of the artist’s birthplace Vitebsk—which haunted so many of Chagall’s earlier painting (see fig. 1)—have been replaced with the silhouette of a distinctly French village church steeple, visible far below them. In his monograph on the artist’s life and work, Franz Meyer suggests that this steeple is almost certainly a depiction of the church at Orgeval, a small town just outside Paris, where the artist stayed for a time upon his return to France before definitively settling in the South, in Saint-Paul de Vence. He notes: “One is justified in referring to an Orgeval period in his oeuvre. Not only for the landscapes with the village houses and the steeple of the parish church outlined against the sky, but also for the impact life there made on his art. He owed a great deal just then to the exquisite light he had missed for so long and the flowers whose natural glory was once again a revelation” (Franz Meyer, op. cit., p. 493).
At the heart of the present composition is an exuberant bouquet of flowers, dominated by the eponymous poppies. The association of flowers and love was a constant theme in Chagall’s oeuvre and can be traced throughout his earliest work. Indeed, flowers had a special significance for Chagall, as André Verdet explains: “Marc Chagall loved flowers. He delighted in their aroma, in contemplating their colours. For a long time, certainly after 1948 when he moved for good to the South of France after his wartime stay in the U.S., there were always flowers in his studio. In his work bouquets of flowers held a special place… Usually they created a sense of joy, but they could also reflect the melancholy of memories” (quoted in Jacob Baal-Teshuva, ed., Chagall: A Retrospective, Fairfield, 1995, p. 347).
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C. (1998). Chagall: The Lithographs V (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: CS. 2
2. The painting: Franz Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, no. 792, illustrated.
Condition: Very good condition. A soft crease across the lower left image.
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 58 x 75.5 cm. / 22.8 x 29.7 in.
Image size: 50 x 65 cm. / 19.7 x 25.5 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” [artist’s proof], at the lower left margin. Our impression is an artist’s proof aside from the standard edition of 75.
This work was by Mourlot, Paris and was published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower margin.
Note: Another artist proof of this edition is part of the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia.
Provenance: The collection of Virginia F John, Wisconsin, USA
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1963). Chagall: The Lithographs II: 1957-1962 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 221
Condition: Very good condition. Very pale, unobtrusive staining at the extreme sheet edges..
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
