Lithograph after Marc Chagall "The Circus Musician"

Item Details

After Marc Chagall (Russian/French; 1887 – 1985)
The Circus Musician
Lithograph on paper
Signed in plate to the lower right
Numbered 158/225
Framed under matting

A lithograph on paper titled The Circus Musician after well-listed artist Marc Chagall (Russian/French; 1887 – 1985). The work depicts a circus scene with several bodies stacked on a bicycle across from figures dangling from a acrobatic ring.The piece is signed in plate to the lower right and numbered 158 out of 225 edition. The composition is presented beneath matting, housed in a metal frame.

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.

Condition

- wear is consistent with age and use; item features markings throughout.

Dimensions

- measurement taken of the frame, artwork measures 16" W x 24.75" H.

Item #

18CIN458-104