Marc Chagall 1961 Lithograph Poster "Nice Soleil Fleurs"

Item Details

Designed by Marc Chagall (Russia/France; 1887 – 1985)
Nice Soleil Fleurs, 1961
Lithograph on paper
Signed in plate to the lower right
From an edition of 5000
Published by the French Government
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
Inscription in plate to the lower margin

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 350

Condition

- minor wear throughout the metal frame; negligible scratches throughout acrylic glass; minor toning overall paper; toning throughout the paper.

Dimensions

- measures the frame; printed image measures 22.5" W x 30.5" H.

Item #

18COL400-125