Marc Chagall Color Lithograph "Angel of Paradise"
Item Details
Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887–1985)
Ange du Paradis (Angel of Paradise), 1956
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Edition of 6,500
From the Bible series
Published by Éditions de la Revue Verve, Teriade, Paris
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Literature
Ulrike Gauss, Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, figure 121
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
- toning to sheet; edges appear to have been cut.
Dimensions
- measures frame; image measures 10.25" W x 13.75" H.
- Item not examined outside of mounting.
Item #
ITMGD11988
