Marc Chagall Color Lithograph Cover for "Derrière le Miroir," 1957
Item Details
Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
Untitled (cover), 1957
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Front cover from Derrière le Miroir, no. 99 – 100
Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris
Artist name inscribed in plate to the lower center
Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books, page 124, figure 33.
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.
- Item not examined outside of mounting
Condition
- light toning to print and paper; minor scratching and accretions to frame.
Dimensions
- measurements of frame; visible sheet measures 8.5" W x 10.0" H.
Item #
ITMG862316
