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Art For Sale
Artist: Marc Chagall
Artist: Sam Francis
Rachel Goes Away with Jacob- Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Rachel Goes Away with Jacob is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lith...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Naomi et sus Brus - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Naomi et sus Brus  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithographs. ...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Eve Cursed by God - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Eve cursed by God  is a an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 unsigned litho...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Jonas and the Whale - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Micah speaks to the daughter  is an artwork realized by Marc Chagall, 1960s.  Jonas and the whale is an artwork realized by Marc Chagall, 1960s.  Lithograph on brown-toned paper, n...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Zechariah's Candlestick - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Zechariah's Candlestick  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sides. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithogra...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hagar in the Desert - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Hagar in the Desert  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. E...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Limited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis)
Located in New York, NY
SAM FRANCIS: Limited Signed Deluxe Edition (Hand signed and numbered by Sam Francis), 1982 Deluxe limited edition hardback monograph with cloth boards, held in special slipcase of ts...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Silk, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

The Vision of the Prophet Obadiah - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
 The Vision of the Prophet Obadiah  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sides. Edition of 6500 unsign...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nimrod - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Nimrod  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithographs. Printed by ...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-297)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Rives. Signed and numbered 4/50 in pencil by Francis. Printed and published by The Litho Shop, Inc., Santa Monica, with the blind s...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Lt Ed. Lithograph from the Deluxe (Hand Signed) 1984 Olympic Committee portfolio
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Untitled Abstract Expressionist print for the 1984 Olympics, 1982 Offset Lithograph on Parsons Diploma Parchment paper, hand signed with COA from publisher for Olympic Co...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset, Pencil

The Two Daughters of Laban - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
The Two Daughters of Laban is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned litho...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Sarah And The Angels - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Sarah And The Angels  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithograph...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Plate from the Holy Bible - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from the Holy Bible  is an artwork realized by Marc Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithog...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall Le Cirque
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Original lithograph on Arches wove paper Title: Le Cirque Year: 1967 Edition: 52/250 Framed Size: 29 x 25 inches Image Size: 16...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, 1980 (SF80-107)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1980 (SF80-107) is an acrylic painting on paper, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1980' verso and framed in a contemporary, closed-corner, gold leaf frame. Painted to the edge...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Marriage, 1983 (M.1017)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marriage is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 13.25 x 10 inches, signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and annotated lower left. From the edition of 62, numbered 12/12 from the...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Accordionist
Located in Columbia, MO
MARC CHAGALL The Accordionist Lithograph on paper Ed. Ed. 28/90 14 x 18.5 inches Framed: 29.75 x 34.5 inches
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Job in Prayer
Located in Columbia, MO
MARC CHAGALL Job in Prayer 1960 Lithograph on paper Ed. Ed. of 6500 14 x 10 inches Framed: 19.5 x 15.5 inches
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Messaage Biblique
Located in Columbia, MO
MARC CHAGALL Crucifixion 1950 Lithograph on paper Ed. E.A. 16.5 x 22.5 inches Framed: 27.75 x 34 inches
Category

Mid-20th Century Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Jonas by Marc Chagall - School of Paris, Russian Artist
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Jonas by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Indian ink on paper 35.6 x 26.9 cm (14 x 10 ⅝ inches) Signed with Estate stamp lower ...
Category

1950s Modern Art

Materials

India Ink, Paper

Où est le Jour (Poèmes, #13)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Où est le Jour (Where is the Day) is a woodcut on paper from Marc Chagall's Poèmes portfolio, published in 1968. The image size is 13 x 10 inches and the art is framed in an ornate, ...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut, Paper

Sam Francis McGovern '72 Poster (Hand signed by Sam Francis) Abstract lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis McGovern '72 Poster (Hand signed by Sam Francis), 1972 Photo offset poster (hand signed by Sam Francis) Signed in blue ink on the front by Sam Francis with Sam Francis co...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Répit, 1968 (Poèmes, #9)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Répit (Respite) is a woodcut on paper from Marc Chagall's Poèmes portfolio, published in 1968. The image size is 13 x 10 inches and the art is framed in an ornate, gold-tone frame. U...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut, Paper

MARC CHAGALL "THE VISION OF EZEKIEL - 1956" ETCHING WITH WATERCOLOR
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Marc Chagall, 1887-1985 (Russian, French) The Vision of Ezekiel - 1956, From bible 1931-1939, 1952 - 1958 Etching with watercolor signed lower right, numbered '52/100' lower left Printed by Tariade DIMENSIONS: Image H: 16.12" W: 12.37", & Frame H: 23.37" W: 19.62" Condition: Excellent A certificate of Authenticity is included. After Chagall completed his etchings for The Fables (1930), Vollard again offered Chagall a commission, this time for a set of etchings illustrating themes from the Bible. Chagall went to Palestine to get a sense of the land itself. Returning to Paris, he began work on the 105 etchings for this project, first between 1931 and 1939 (when the first sixty-five etchings were executed and printed) and then between 1952 and 1956 (when the remaining forty etchings were completed and printed). Meyer Schapiro, the noted art historian, observed that Chagall was the ideal artist to have undertaken the task of illustrating the Bible: "Chagall was prepared for this achievement by his permanent receptivity of mind. He is a rare modern painter whose art has been accessible to the full range of his emotions and thoughts. . . . He has represented themes of an older tradition not in a spirit of curiosity or artifice, but with a noble devotion. . . . Although these etchings are marvels of patient, scrupulous craftsmanship, there is no assertion here of skill or technical research, but an immersion in a subject which the artist convinces us often equals or transcends value in the work of art . . . In almost every image we experience the precise note of his emotion, his awe or sadness or joy, which is voiced in the melody of shapes and the tonal scale peculiar to each conception. If we had nothing of Chagall but his Bible, he would be for us a great modern artist." Most of the etchings for The Bible were executed by Chagall between 1931 and 1939; the last pieces were completed between 1952 and 1956. The Bible was issued in an edition of 275 signed and numbered portfolios and 20 portfolios hors commerce. There are also 100 sets of the etchings with hand-coloring on paper with large margins, each of which is numbered lower left and initialed in pencil by Chagall lower right. References: Marc Chagall: Druckgraphische Folgen 1922-1966. Verzeichnis der Bestande (Hannover: Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Sammling Sprengel, 1981); Charles Sorlier, Marc Chagall et...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Cain and Abel - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Cain and Abel  is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithographs. ...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Isaiah's Prayer
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Isaiah's Prayer Etching, c. 1931-1939 Signed in the plate (see photo) Plate No. 99 From: La Bible. L'Ancien Testament (105 plates) Edition of 275 unsigned (there were an additional 2...
Category

1930s French School Art

Materials

Etching

Micah Speaks to the Daughter - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Micah speaks to the daughter  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.  Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned l...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-346)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Waterleaf white wove paper. One of 25 Roman numeral impressions, aside from the Arabic numeral edition of 100. Signed and numbered ...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

La Paix du Soir, 1981 (Les Songes #6)
Located in Greenwich, CT
La Paix du Soir (Evening Peace) is an etching on paper with an image size of 12 x 9 inches, signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and annotated lower left. From the edition of 61, number...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching, Paper

The Circus with the Angel, 1968 (M.543)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Circus with the Angel is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 25 x 19.25", signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and annotated lower left. From the edition of 54, numbered 48/...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Death of Dorcon, 1961 (Daphnis & Chloé, M.320)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Death of Dorcon, from Chagall's Daphnis and Chloé suite, is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 16.75 x 25.25 inches, signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and annotated low...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Marc Chagall – LE BOUQUET BLANC – hand-signed Lithograph on Arches - 1969
Located in Varese, IT
Color lithograph on Arches paper, edited in 1969 Limited edition of 50 copies plus 25 in roman numbers signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner and numbered IX/XXV in lower l...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

The Face of Israel - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
The face of Israel  is a an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 unsigned lith...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bright Web, 1973 (SF73-5)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bright Web is an acrylic on paper painting with an image size of 22 x 30 inches, signed and dated verso 'Sam Francis 1973 Tokyo' and framed in a custom, closed-corner, gold-leaf fram...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Upper Red, 1963 (SF-48)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Upper Red (SF-48) from 1963 is a lithograph on paper, image size 19.75 x 25.75 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' and annotated lower right, framed in a contemporary, light wood frame....
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Autoportrait et bouquet de fleurs et oiseau pour T. Kollek
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985) "Autoportrait et bouquet de fleurs et oiseau pour T. Kollek " 1969 Felt-tip pen and ballpoint pen on paper ...
Category

1960s Other Art Style Art

Materials

Paper

Untitled, 1970 (SF68-44)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF68-44) from 1970 is an acrylic painting on paper with an image size of 41 x 27.5 inches, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1970' verso, and framed in a custom, closed-corner,...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Green Horse, 1973 (M.698)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Green Horse is a lithograph on paper with an image size of 14.5 x 10.25 inches, signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and annotated 'epreuve d'artiste' lower left. From the edition o...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Ahasuerus Sends Vasthi Away - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Ahasuerus sends Vasthi away  is a an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 unsi...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Le Chandelier" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Catalogue reference: M 366. Executed by Chagall for the Jerusalem Windows portfolio and printed in Paris in 1962 at the atelier Mourlot. Size: 12 3/4 x 9...
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1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bella - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 100 prints. Matting included. Ref. Kornfeld, no. 41 IIb. Published by Albert Morance, Paris. Excellent condition. Bella Rosenfeld was a Jewish...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Naomi and her Daughters - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Naomi and her daughters is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", realized by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 un...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

David (Poèmes, #18)
Located in Greenwich, CT
David is a woodcut on paper from Marc Chagall's Poèmes portfolio, published in 1968. The image size is 13 x 10 inches and the art is framed in an ornate, gold-tone frame. Unsigned as...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Woodcut, Paper

Abimelech - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Abimelech  is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithographs. Prin...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

La Grande Danseuse - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 35 prints. Excellent condition. Ref. Cramer no. 6
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Two abstract lithographs from Deluxe signed edition 1 Cent Life Portfolio 85/100
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Two Abstract Expressionist lithographs from the Deluxe [signed] edition of the 1 Cent Life Portfolio (hand signed twice, #85/100, from the Estate of Robert Indiana), 1964 Two Lithographs on wove paper splayed across one sheet (each hand signed on the front) Pencil signed twice by Sam Francis on the front; numbered 85/100 on the portfolio colophon (copy of the colophon page affixed to the verso of frame) Acquired from original, complete 1 Cent Life Portfolio, # 85/100 (Artists & Collaborators) from the Estate and Collection of Robert Indiana Frame included: elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality frame with UV plexiglass About 1 Cent Life "1 Cent Life" began as a simple idea by artist Walasse Ting in 1962, developed during talks he had with his friend the artist Sam Francis. Ting wanted to combine international artists and different styles into a single book, linking them together in one collective spirit alongside his own art and poetry. It was a landmark publication from 1964, and now a somewhat rare collectible portfolio based on the impressive artwork it contains. It was a revolutionary tract for a collective aesthetic; an assembled vision of Pop and European abstraction, featuring flat hard-edged and splatter painting; biomorphic art, splashing florescent colors and monochromes all meeting up in a single loud and dynamic package. "1 Cent Life" is among the most beautifully conceived and artistic book-works of the 1960s, unlike anything published before or after. "1 Cent Life" is a large elephant-folio unbound book containing 62 lithographs made by 28 European and American artists with 62 letterpress poems by Ting and set in multi-colored inks. The lithography was realized and printed in Paris by Maurice Beaudet and the typography carried out in handset letterpress by George Girard. The book was published by E. W. Kornfeld, Bern, Switzerland in 1964, and edited by artist Sam Francis. In addition to the original printing of 1900 unsigned copies, there was a numbered portfolio edition of 100 signed copies. These two Sam Francis signed...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Pencil

Sam Francis Abstract Expression 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Poster
Located in Plainview, NY
An original abstract expression 1984 Olympic poster by Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Featuring a red background with geometrical abstract des...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper

The Awakening of Boaz - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
The awakening of Boaz  is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 unsigned lit...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Cirque Fantastique - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 35 prints. Excellent condition. Ref. Cramer 2
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Etching

Untitled, 1963 (SF63-039)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF63-039) is an acrylic painting on paper, with an image size of 41 x 27.5 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' verso, and framed in a contemporary light wood frame. Untitled, 196...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Musique, 1981 (Les Songes #7)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Musique (Music) is an etching on paper with an image size of 12 x 9 inches, signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and annotated lower left. From the edition of 61, numbered VII/X (there ...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Etching, Paper

Eve Incurs God's Displeasure, from Drawings for the Bible
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Eve Incurs God's Displeasure Portfolio: Drawings for the Bible Medium: Lithograph Year: 1960 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 14 3/8" x 10 1/4" Image Size:...
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1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hagar in the Desert - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Hagar in the desert  is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signatur...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Rachel Hides her Father's Housold Gods - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Rachel hides her father's housold gods  is a an artwork from the Series "The Bible", realized by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. ...
Category

1960s Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ruth at the feet of Boaz - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Ruth at the feet of Boaz  is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 unsigned li...
Category

1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, 1990 (SF-343, L.284)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF-343) from 1990 is a lithograph on paper, image size 46.5 x 30 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' lower left and annotated lower right. From the edition of 60, numbered 17/50 (...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Tamar, Beautiful Daughter of Judah - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Tamar, beautiful daughter of Judah  is an artwork from the Series  "The Bible", realized by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edit...
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1960s Surrealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

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