Marc Chagall Lithograph for "Derrière le Miroir", 1964

Item Details

Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
Untitled (Back cover), 1964
Lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Derrière le Miroir, no. 147
Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Text printed to the verso of page

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.

Condition

- slight toning to paper; sheet trimmed along the upper edge; tears along edges of sheet; text printed to the verso slightly visible to the lower left corner; backing removed from frame to examine and photograph verso of print; minor abrasions to the corners of the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 11.0" W x 13.5" H.

Item #

ITMG240106