Letterpress Halftone after "La Muse" for "Derrière le Miroir," 1979

Item Details

After Marc Chagall (Russian-French; 1887 – 1985)
La Muse, 1979
Letterpress halftone print on paper
Signed in plate to the lower right
Pulled from Derrière le Miroir, no. 235
Published by Maeght Editeur, 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.

Condition

- minor scuffing and accretions to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; image measures 9.25" W x 12.25" H.

Item #

ITMG556285