Marc Chagall Lithograph Cover for Derrière le Miroir "Pantomime"

Item Details

Marc Chagall
Pantomime
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned

Marc Chagall (Russia/France, 1887-1985)
Derrière le Miroir: Pantomime, 1972
Lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Published and edited by Aimé Maeght
Includes a certificate of authenticity to the verso

A lithograph on paper titled Pantomime designed by artist Marc Chagall (1887-1986) printed for the cover of Derrière le Miroir, published and edited by Aimé Maeght in 1972. This print features an abstract figurative composition rendered with vibrant hues. It is titled in plate to the top margin and is presented matted and housed in a metal frame behind glass.

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.

Literature
Ulrike Gauss, Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, figure 649.

Condition

- discoloration, mat burn to surface; scuffing and scratches around frame; print has been examined outside of the frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visual image measures 10.5" W x 14.5" H.

Item #

18WDC123-156