Color Lithograph After Marc Chagall From "Le Plafond de l'Opéra de Paris," 1965

Item Details

After Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
Untitled (angel flying with flowers over Paris), 1965
Color lithograph on paper
Signed in plate to the lower right
Pulled from Le Plafond de l’Opéra de Paris par Marc Chagall (The Ceiling of the Paris Opera by Marc Chagall) by Jacques Lassaigne, 1965
Published by André Sauret, Monte Carlo
Attribution label to the verso

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 École 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 in 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 hometown 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

- vertical crease down the center of print where the paper has been previously folded.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; visible image measures 18.75" W x 12.25" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting.

Item #

ITMGD50247