Marc Chagall Lithograph "King David"

Item Details

Marc Chagall
King David
Lithograph on paper
Signed
33/40

Marc Chagall (French/Russian; 1887-1985)
King David, 1974
Lithograph on Japon paper
Signed to the lower right
Numbered 33 / 40
Includes a certificate of authenticity from St. Petersburg Gallery

A lithograph on paper by well-listed artist Marc Chagall (French/Russian; 1887-1985); titled King David, 1974. This work depicts the biblical figure, King David playing the harp among his kingdom. The composition is signed in graphite to the lower right. It is numbered in graphite 33 out of a 40 edition to the lower left. The piece is presented beneath double fabric liner, behind acrylic glass, housed in a gesso and gilt frame. A certificate of authenticity from St. Petersburg Gallery is included 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 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, La Collection Sorlier, figure 721

Condition

- minor wear and minor finish loss throughout the frame; slight toning throughout paper.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; sight size measures 7.5" W x 10.5" H; sheet size 8" W x 11.5" H.

Item #

18BOS098-117-001