Marc Chagall Etching "The Lion and the Rat," 1952
Item Details
After Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
The Lion and the Rat, 1952
Etching on paper
Signed in plate to right margin
Plate 20 from Les Fables de la Fontaine, Vol. 2
Attribution label to verso
Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books, page 68, figure 22.
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
- minor toning to sheet; minor wear, discoloration, and dust accretions to frame; wear and tears to verso.
Dimensions
- measures frame; plate mark measures 9.5" W x 11.75" H.
Item #
ITMG702959
