Marc Chagall Lithograph "Le Clown Amoureux" From "The Lithographs of Chagall"

Item Details

Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
Le Clown Amoureux (Clown in Love), 1963
Lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Pulled from the catalogue raisonné The Lithographs of Chagall, vol. II
Published by André Sauret, Monte Carlo
Printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris

Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books, page 184, figure 56.

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 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.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Condition

- no significant condition issues to note.

Dimensions

- measurements of frame; visible image measures 9.5" W x 12.25" H.

Item #

ITMR044799