Marc Chagall Lithograph for "Derrière le Miroir"
Item Details
Marc Chagall (Russian-French; 1887 – 1985)
Rêverie, 1969
Lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Derrière le Miroir, no. 182
Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Marc Chagall was a renowned Jewish artist born July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk, Russia, who later moved to Paris and gained French citizenship. Chagall studied at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts in Saint Petersburg. He was a member of the Ecole de Paris and was part of the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne in the early 1900s. In addition to Paris and St. Petersburg, Chagall traveled and exhibited globally including Amsterdam, Jerusalem and New York City. Having lived through World War I and World War II, his work was influenced by these events. Chagall’s work is inspired by his Jewish heritage and his home town of Vitebsk, and incorporates elements of Fauvism and Cubism as well as aspects of traditional Russian and Jewish folk art. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally both privately and by institutions including the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou and Tate Modern.
Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall The Illustrated Books, Figure 81.
Ulrike Gauss, Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, figure 605.
Condition
- slight toning to paper; vertical crease through center of paper; light wear to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; image measures 16 1/8" W x 12" H.
Item #
19CIN023-514
