Title: Then the Boy displayed to the Dervish his Bosom…, from: Four Tales from the Arabian Nights, 1948
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Laid Paper
Paper size: 43 x 33 cm. / 16.9 x 12.9 in.
Image size: 38 x 28.6 cm. / 15 x 11.3 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 numbered in pencil from the edition of 90 and inscribed “pl. 1” at the lower left margin
The work is the 1st plate (of 12) from the Album “Four Tales from the Arabian Nights”.
This work was printed in 1948 in a limited edition of 90 signed and numbered impressions by Albert Carman, New York. It was published by Pantheon, New York.
There is a thirteenth composition which was only included in ten of the portfolios.
Note: Each composition illustrates a piece of text from one of four tales from the Arabian nights. This composition relates to the story of “Kamar al- Zaman and the Jewellers Wife”. The text from which the image was created is – “Then the boy displayed to the Dervish his bosom, saying, “Look at my breasts which be goodlier than the breasts of maidens and my lipdews are sweeter than sugar candy…”
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1960). Chagall: The Lithographs I: 1922-1957 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 36
2. Cramer, P. (1995). Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Geneva: Cramer
Reference: Cramer 18
Condition: Excellent condition. Very pale, unobtrusive time-staining around the image.
Title: Eiffel Tower with Donkey: Derrière le Miroir | La Tour Eiffel à l’Âne, 1954
Technique: Original Lithograph in Colours 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 in colours 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 97
Title: St. Germain-des Prés, from: Derrière le Miroir, 1954
Technique: Original Lithograph in Colours 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 in colours 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 100
Title: After Winter, from: Beyond the Mirror | Après l’Hiver, from: Derrière le Miroir 1972
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 51 x 66 cm. / 20.1 x 26 in.
Image size: 32 x 44 cm. / 12.6 x 17.3 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 numbered in pencil from the deluxe edition of 50 at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in 1972 in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions by Fernand Mourlot, Paris. It was published by Éditions Maeght, Paris.
This subject was included in the 198th issue of the magazine Derrière le Miroir [Beyond the Mirror], which was published in an edition of 1,000.
Our impression however is from the deluxe edition of only 50 impressions which were hand signed by the artist.
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 651
Condition: Excellent condition. Very pale, even time-staining across the sheet.
Technique: Original Lithograph in Colours on paper
Paper size: 35 x 26 cm / 13.8 x 10.2 in
Additional Information: This is an Original Lithograph in Colours by Marc Chagall titled “David and Absalom”.
It was printed in 1956 as part of the series “The Bible” in a limited but unsigned edition.
The work bears an additional Black and White Lithograph on the reverse. See images.
The series was printed by Mourlot, Paris and published by editions Verve.
Literature: Chagall: The Lithographs: Catalogue Raisonne, by Charles Sorlier and Fernand Mourlot.
Reference: M. 133 & M. 138.
Additional Information: This is a Beautiful Original Color Lithograph by Marc Chagall titled “Cain and Abel”.
It was printed in 1960 as part of the series “The Bible” in a limited but unsigned edition.
The work bears an additional Black and White Lithograph on the reverse. See images.
The series was published by Mourlot, Paris.
Literature: Chagall: The Lithographs: Catalogue Raisonne, by Charles Sorlier and Fernand Mourlot.
Reference: M. 238.
Condition: Very Good Condition, light surface dirt on the reverse.
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
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