Marc Chagall Color Lithograph "The Accordionist" for "Derrière le Miroir," 1957

Item Details

Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
The Accordionist, 1957
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from Derrière le Miroir, no. 99 – 100
Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris

Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall The Illustrated Books, Figure 34.

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

- artwork has been examined outside of frame; vertical creasing down the center of print where the paper has been previously folded; light toning to print and paper; flecks of minor debris and accretions present between print, matting, and acrylic covering of frame; light scratching and accretions to frame.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; visible image measures 18.0" W x 12.25" H.

Item #

ITMG861876