Marc Chagall Lithograph "L’Ange à l’Épée" from "The Bible" Suite, 1956

Item Details

Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
L’Ange à l’Épée (The Angel with the Sword), 1956
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
From The Bible suite
Published by Tériade for Verve, Paris
Printed by Mourlot, Paris

Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books, p. 91, figure 1.

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 concentrated to the edges.

Dimensions

- measurement of mat; visible image measures 10.0" W x 13.75" H

Item #

ITMG527710