Marc Chagall Lithograph Cover From "Chagall" by Jacques Lassaigne

Item Details

Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
Untitled (cover), 1957
Lithograph on paper
Unsigned
From Chagall by Jacques Lassaigne

Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall The Illustrated Books, figure 34.

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 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

- wear and scratches to frame; toning and mat burn; paper has been trimmed; dust and debris; inspected outside of frame.

Dimensions

- frame measures; sheet approximately measures 8" W x 9.5" H.

Item #

ITMGD82890