Title: Study for The Circus | Equisse pour ‘Le Cirque’, 1957
Technique: Stamp Signed Gouache, Pastel and Pencil Drawing on Wove Paper
Size: 31.5 x 25 cm. / 12.4 x 9.8 in.
Additional Information: This gouache, pastel and pencil drawing is stamp signed by the artist “Chagall” in the lower left corner.
This painting was executed in 1957.
The composition is a study for a lithograph (reference Mourlot 499) which would later form part of the artist’s lithographic masterpiece ‘Le Cirque’ [The Circus].
Provenance: The estate of the Artist.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Chagall Committee from 28th May 2014, numbered 2014073.
Title: Lovers by the Moon | Amoureux à la lune, 1952
Technique: Stamp Signed and Inscribed Gouache, Brush and Ink Painting on Wove Paper
Size: 27.2 x 21.1 cm. / 10.7 x 8.3 in.
Additional Information: This gouache, brush and ink painting is stamp signed by the artist “Chagall” in the lower left corner.
It is also inscribed “Golfe Juan” at the lower right sheet edge.
This painting was executed in 1952.
It is inscribed with the estate number “D1700”, verso.
Provenance: The estate of the Artist.
The work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Chagall Committee from 3rd February 2023, numbered 2023026.
Condition: Excellent condition. The sheet is attached to a support of Ingres Wove paper along the upper edge. Minor areas of craquelure in the left figure’s thigh.
Title: Peasant with Bouquet | Paysan au Bouquet, 1968
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 57.5 x 41 cm. / 22.6 x 16 in.
Image size: 32 x 22.5 cm. / 12.6 x 8.9 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 50, at the lower left margin. There were also a small number of artist’s proofs.
This lithograph was printed and published by Fernand Mourlot, Paris in 1968.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin.
Provenance: Galerie Lochte, Hamburg
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1969). Chagall: The Lithographs III (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 550
Condition: Good condition. Mount staining across the sheet. Remnants of hinging, 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.
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.
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.
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
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
