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Period: 1960s
Artist: Marc Chagall
Artist: Frank Roth
La baie des Anges au bouquet de roses (Angel Bay with a Boquet of Roses)
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - La baie des Anges au bouquet de roses (Angel Bay with a Boquet of Roses)
Lithograph from 1967.
an unsigned proof, from the numbered edition of 150, on Ar...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, Before the Painting, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Devant le Tableau (Before the Painting), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from the 1963 ...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Tamar, Daughter-in-law of Judah" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for the art revue Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bibl...
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall "Untitled (from Le Cirque)" lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc
Title: Untitled (from Le Cirque)
Series: Le Cirque
Date: 1967
Medium: Lithograph in colors on Arches
Unframed Dimensions: 16.625" x 12.625"
Framed Dimensi...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$11,200 Sale Price
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Marc Chagall 'Moses Sees the Suffering of His People, 1966' original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: MARC CHAGALL
Title: Moses Sees the Suffering of His People (FROM STORY OF THE EXODUS)
Medium: Lithograph on arches paper
Image Size: 18.50x13.50 inches
paper size: 20 x 15 in...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Adam and Eve - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature.
On bot sheets, recto and verso.
Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris.
Ref. Mourlot,...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Photogravure
L'Oiseau Bleu By Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Dubai, Dubai
L'Oiseau Bleu
By Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Russian-French artist celebrated for his vibrant, dreamlike paintings that blend fantasy, folklore, and personal memor...
Category
Contemporary 1960s Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Grenade (Cramer 51; Kornfeld 121), Paroles peintes I, Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin Johannot d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Paroles peintes I, 1962. Published by Éditions O. La...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Etching
$3,036 Sale Price
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Esquisse pour Lane bleu
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
This work will be exhibited at Art on Paper NYC, September 4–7, 2025.
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Esquisse pour Lane bleu
Pastel and charcoal on paper from 1979.
Unqiue work.
D...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Marc Chagall, Daphnis and Chloe, from XXe Siecle, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Daphnis et Chloe (Daphnis and Chloe), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIIe Annee, No. 14, Juin 1960, originates from the 1960 edition published by Societe Internationale d'Art XXe Siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1960. Daphnis et Chloe reflects Chagall’s poetic fusion of love, mythology, and dreamlike imagery, inspired by the ancient Greek pastoral romance and reimagined through his luminous color harmonies and floating forms. The work embodies Chagall’s timeless exploration of passion, innocence, and the spiritual beauty of nature, rendered in his signature chromatic radiance and lyricism.
Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 12.5 x 9.75 inches. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of Mourlot Freres, Paris.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Title: Daphnis et Chloe (Daphnis and Chloe), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIIe Annee, No. 14, Juin 1960
Medium: Lithograph on velin paper
Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.75 inches (31.75 x 24.77 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1960
Publisher: Societe Internationale d'Art XXe Siecle, Paris, under the direction of Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, editeur, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Catalogue raisonne reference: Mourlot, Fernand, and Marc Chagall. Chagall Lithographe, Volume II, 1957–1962. Chagall Lithographe, Sauret, 1963, illustration 227
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIIe Annee, No. 14, Juin 1960, published by Societe Internationale d'Art XXe Siecle, Paris; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1960
About the Publication:
Gualtieri di San Lazzaro's XXe Siecle (Twentieth Century) was one of the most influential art journals of the modern era, founded in Paris in 1938 as a platform for the greatest painters, sculptors, and writers of the 20th century. San Lazzaro, a visionary editor, critic, and champion of modernism, believed that art and literature should coexist as expressions of a shared human imagination. Under his direction, XXe Siecle became a cultural bridge between Europe and the wider world, publishing special issues devoted to leading figures such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Braque, Calder, Miro, Kandinsky, and Leger. Each edition combined essays by renowned critics and poets with original lithographs and woodcuts printed by the foremost ateliers of Paris, Milan, and New York, including Mourlot, Curwen, and Amilcare Pizzi, creating a uniquely rich dialogue between text and image. The 1960 issue, XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, No. 14, showcased Daphnis et Chloe, one of Chagall’s most celebrated lithographic subjects, coinciding with his work on the monumental suite of lithographs inspired by the same pastoral tale, published by Teriade. Through this publication, San Lazzaro further cemented Chagall’s reputation as the modern poet of color and love, uniting myth, nature, and emotion in visual form. Today, XXe Siecle remains an essential record of 20th-century modernism, celebrated for its seamless integration of fine art, literature, and design.
About the Artist:
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Belarus-born French painter, printmaker, and designer whose visionary imagination, radiant color, and deeply poetic symbolism made him one of the most beloved and influential artists of the 20th century. Rooted in the imagery of his Jewish heritage and the memories of his childhood in Vitebsk, Chagall’s art wove together themes of faith, love, folklore, and fantasy with a dreamlike modern sensibility. His unique style—merging elements of Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Surrealism—defied categorization, transforming ordinary scenes into lyrical meditations on memory and emotion. Influenced by Russian icon painting, medieval religious art, and the modern innovations of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque, Chagall developed a profoundly personal visual language filled with floating figures, vibrant animals, musicians, and lovers that symbolized the transcendent power of imagination and love. During his early years in Paris, he became an integral part of the Ecole de Paris circle, forming friendships with Amedeo Modigliani, Fernand Leger, and Sonia Delaunay, and his creative spirit resonated with that of his peers and successors—Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray—artists who, like Chagall, sought to push the boundaries of perception, emotion, and form. Over a prolific career that spanned painting, printmaking, stained glass, ceramics, and stage design, Chagall brought an unparalleled poetic sensibility to modern art, infusing even the most abstract subjects with human warmth and spiritual depth. His works are held in the most prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim, where they continue to inspire generations of artists and collectors. The highest price ever paid for a Marc Chagall artwork is approximately 28.5 million USD, achieved in 2017 at Sotheby’s New York for Les Amoureux (1928).
Marc Chagall Daphnis...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$716 Sale Price
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Marc Chagall, Bouquet with Bird, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Bouquet à l’Oiseau (Bouquet with Bird), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from the 1960 ed...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
The Prophet - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature.
Héliogravure on bot sheets, recto and verso.
Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris.
...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Photogravure
The Juggler
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Juggler
Original Lithograph from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm.
Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$697 Sale Price
34% Off
Adam and Eve - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Héliogravure on bot sheets, recto and verso.
Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Pri...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Photogravure
Lovers of the Champs de Mars - Original Lithograph (Mourlot)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Paris, Lovers of the Champs de Mars, 1965
Original lithograph after a watercolor (Mourlot Workshop)
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum 30 x 24 cm (c...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Bay of Angels
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Bay of Angels
Original Lithograph from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm.
Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$678 Sale Price
36% Off
1969 Marc Chagall 'Derriere Le Miroir Cover'
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm )
Image Size: 15 x 11 inches ( 38.1 x 27.94 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age
Ship...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$240 Sale Price
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Bible : Ruben, Ocean, Sky and Sun - Lithograph (Mourlot 1962)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Bible : Ruben, Ocean, Sky and Sun, 1962
Lithograph (Mourlot workshop)
Unsigned
On Vellum 32.5 x 24 cm
INFORMATION: Lithograph produced by Chagall in 1962 f...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Rêve familier (Familiar Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Rêve familier (Familiar Dream)
Lithograph from 1969.
The edition of 39/50.
Dimensions of work: 48.5 x 63.5 cm.
Hand signed.
Reference: Mourlot 582.
T...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Jonas and the Whale - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
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...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall "The Angel" lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc
Title: The Angel
Date: 1960
Medium: Lithograph
Unframed Dimensions: 12.5" x 9.5"
Signature: Unsigned
Edition: Book Edition
Literature: Mourlot 288
Publi...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, Dream at the Circus, from XXe Siecle, 1966
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Reve au cirque (Dream at the Circus), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXVIIIe Annee N°26, Mai 1966, originate...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$796 Sale Price
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Take up again, muses… Theocritus, from: In the Land of the Gods - Greek Myths
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered 19 in pencil from the edition of 75, at the l...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Ballet : Ballerina and Faun - Original lithograph - Mourlot #581
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL
Opera Garnier : The Ballet, 1969
Original stone lithograph (Printed in Mourlot workshop)
Unsigned and not numbered
On paper 35 x 25 cm (c. 14 x 10 inch)
Edited by XX Si...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sketch for the Angel of Mozart
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Sketch for the Angel of Mozart
Lithograph from 1965.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 23.5 cm.
Publisher: André Sauret, Monte Carlo.
The work is in Excellent c...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) - Le Cirque fantastique - Etching on paper - 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Varese, IT
Etching on paper, edited 1967
Limited edition , numbered 24/35
Hand signed in pencil by artist
Plate size: 23.6 x 30.5 cm Paper size 51.5 x 41 cm
Very good conditions
A regula...
Category
Abstract 1960s Art
Materials
Etching
Marc Chagall - A Midsummer Night's dream - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall - A Midsummer Night's dream - Original Handsigned Lithograph
1975
Dimensions: Sheet : 97.5 x 71.5 cm Image : 80 x 60 cm
Handsigned and numbered
Edition: 50
Reference: ...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Couple et Poisson (Couple and Fish), From Nice and the Cote d’Azur, 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Marc Chagall Couple et Poisson (Couple and Fish), From Nice and the Cote d’Azur, 1967 is a romantic scene on the shores of Nice. Composed of predominately warm tones of blues and gre...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Quai de la Tournelle (Mourlot 351; Cramer 53), Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Original Limited Edition Lithograph on Arches paper. Edition: 180, plus proofs. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition, with centerfold, as issued; neve...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$12,000 Sale Price
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Conclusion de l'Ecclésiaste - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Conclusion de l'ecclésiaste 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
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, The House of My Village, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Maison de Mon Village (The House of My Village), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, The Blue Cow, from XXe Siecle, 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Vache Bleue (The Blue Cow), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIXe Annee No. 29, Decembre 1967, Panorama 70...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$1,196 Sale Price
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Marc Chagall, The Game of Acrobats, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Jeu des Acrobates (The Game of Acrobats), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from the 1...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
La Baie, Double Page du No 132 de Derriere le Miroir
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairlawn, OH
La Baie, Double Page du No 132 de Derriere le Miroir
Color lithograph, 1962
Unsigned as issued in DLM
From: "Derriere le Miroir" (Behind the Miroir) No. 132
Printed by Mourlot, Par...
Category
French School 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
"Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
from ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, The Circus, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Cirque (The Circus), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from the 1960 edition published ...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
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Adam and Eve Banished from the Paradise - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph realized by Marc Chagall in 1960 to illustrate "The Bible".
Edition of 6500, published by Tériade in no. 33 and 34 of the Art Magazine Verve.
Printed by Mourlot a...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, The Profile and the Red Child, The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Profil et l’Enfant rouge (The Profile and the Red Child), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, origin...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
La Ruse de Dorcon, from Daphnis et Chloé
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
This work will be exhibited at Art on Paper NYC, September 4–7, 2025.
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - La Ruse de Dorcon, from Daphnis et Chloé
Lithograph from 1961.
The edition of...
Category
Symbolist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Circus, Framed Lithograph by Marc Chagall 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
An impression from the book of Marc Chagall's (Russian, 1887-1985) lithographs. Published in 1960 by Éditions André Sauret, Monte-Carlo. From 1960 to 1974 Chagall produced 28 lithogr...
Category
Impressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, The Vision at the Circus, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled L'apparition au cirque (The Vision at the Circus), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from...
Category
Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Le cirque
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Le cirque
Original Lithograph from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm.
Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$679 Sale Price
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Lettre a Marc Chagall, Etching by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Lettre a Marc Chagall, Year: 1969, Medium: Etching, Edition: 190, Image Size: 8.75 x 5.75 inches, Size: 11 x 7.25 in. (27.94 x 18.42 cm), Print...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Etching
Le Prophète Jèrémie - Plate from The Bible - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Jèrémie Plate from The Bible is an original artwork realized by Marc Chagall in 1960.
Mixed colored lithograph.
The artwork is from the series "The Bible"
In 1931, on commission f...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
The Circus, Lithograph by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - The Circus, Portfolio: Lithographs Book I, Year: 1960, Medium: Lithograph, Size: 13 x 9.75 in. (33.02 x 24.77 cm), Printer: Mourlot Freres, Par...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall 'Moses receives the Ten Commandments, 1966' original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: MARC CHAGALL
Title: Moses receives the Ten Commandments (FROM STORY OF THE EXODUS)
Medium: Lithograph on arches paper
Image Size: 18.50x13.50 inches
paper size: 20 x 15 inche...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Homage to Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall
Original Lithograph
1969
From the revue XXe Siecle, edition of 12,000
Unsigned, as issued
Dimensions: 32 x 24
Condition : Excellent
Reference: Mourlot 572
Marc Chagall (born in 1887)
Marc Chagall was born in Belarus in 1887 and developed an early interest in art. After studying painting, in 1907 he left Russia for Paris, where he lived in an artist colony on the city’s outskirts. Fusing his own personal, dreamlike imagery with hints of the fauvism and cubism popular in France at the time, Chagall created his most lasting work—including I and the Village (1911)—some of which would be featured in the Salon des Indépendants exhibitions. After returning to Vitebsk for a visit in 1914, the outbreak of WWI trapped Chagall in Russia. He returned to France in 1923 but was forced to flee the country and Nazi persecution during WWII. Finding asylum in the U.S., Chagall became involved in set and costume design before returning to France in 1948. In his later years, he experimented with new art forms and was commissioned to produce numerous large-scale works. Chagall died in St.-Paul-de-Vence in 1985.
The Village
Marc Chagall was born in a small Hassidic community on the outskirts of Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. His father was a fishmonger, and his mother ran a small sundries shop in the village. As a child, Chagall attended the Jewish elementary school, where he studied Hebrew and the Bible, before later attending the Russian public school. He began to learn the fundamentals of drawing during this time, but perhaps more importantly, he absorbed the world around him, storing away the imagery and themes that would feature largely in most of his later work.
At age 19 Chagall enrolled at a private, all-Jewish art school and began his formal education in painting, studying briefly with portrait artist Yehuda Pen. However, he left the school after several months, moving to St. Petersburg in 1907 to study at the Imperial Society for the Protection of Fine Arts. The following year, he enrolled at the Svanseva School, studying with set designer Léon Bakst, whose work had been featured in Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. This early experience would prove important to Chagall’s later career as well.
Despite this formal instruction, and the widespread popularity of realism in Russia at the time, Chagall was already establishing his own personal style, which featured a more dreamlike unreality and the people, places and imagery that were close to his heart. Some examples from this period are his Window Vitebsk (1908) and My Fianceé with Black Gloves (1909), which pictured Bella Rosenfeld, to whom he had recently become engaged.
The Beehive
Despite his romance with Bella, in 1911 an allowance from Russian parliament member and art patron Maxim Binaver enabled Chagall to move to Paris, France. After settling briefly in the Montparnasse neighborhood, Chagall moved further afield to an artist colony known as La Ruche (“The Beehive”), where he began to work side by side with abstract painters such as Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Léger as well as the avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire. At their urging, and under the influence of the wildly popular fauvism and cubism, Chagall lightened his palette and pushed his style ever further from reality. I and the Village (1911) and Homage to Apollinaire (1912) are among his early Parisian works, widely considered to be his most successful and representative period.
Though his work stood stylistically apart from his cubist contemporaries, from 1912 to 1914 Chagall exhibited several paintings at the annual Salon des Indépendants exhibition, where works by the likes of Juan Gris, Marcel Duchamp and Robert Delaunay were causing a stir in the Paris art world. Chagall’s popularity began to spread beyond La Ruche, and in May 1914 he traveled to Berlin to help organize his first solo exhibition, at Der Sturm Gallery. Chagall remained in the city until the highly acclaimed show opened that June. He then returned to Vitebsk, unaware of the fateful events to come.
War, Peace and Revolution
In August 1914 the outbreak of World War I precluded Chagall’s plans to return to Paris. The conflict did little to stem the flow of his creative output, however, instead merely giving him direct access to the childhood scenes so essential to his work, as seen in paintings such as Jew in Green (1914) and Over Vitebsk (1914). His paintings from this period also occasionally featured images of the war’s impact on the region, as with Wounded Soldier (1914) and Marching (1915). But despite the hardships of life during wartime, this would also prove to be a joyful period for Chagall. In July 1915 he married Bella, and she gave birth to a daughter, Ida, the following year. Their appearance in works such as Birthday (1915), Bella and Ida by the Window (1917) and several of his “Lovers” paintings give a glimpse of the island of domestic bliss that was Chagall’s amidst the chaos.
To avoid military service and stay with his new family, Chagall took a position as a clerk in the Ministry of War Economy in St. Petersburg. While there he began work on his autobiography and also immersed himself in the local art scene, befriending novelist Boris Pasternak, among others. He also exhibited his work in the city and soon gained considerable recognition. That notoriety would prove important in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution when he was appointed as the Commissar of Fine Arts in Vitebsk. In his new post, Chagall undertook various projects in the region, including the 1919 founding of the Academy of the Arts. Despite these endeavors, differences among his colleagues eventually disillusioned Chagall. In 1920 he relinquished his position and moved his family to Moscow, the post-revolution capital of Russia.
In Moscow, Chagall was soon commissioned to create sets and costumes for various productions at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, where he would paint a series of murals titled Introduction to the Jewish Theater as well. In 1921, Chagall also found work as a teacher at a school for war orphans. By 1922, however, Chagall found that his art had fallen out of favor, and seeking new horizons he left Russia for good.
Flight
After a brief stay in Berlin, where he unsuccessfully sought to recover the work exhibited at Der Sturm before the war, Chagall moved his family to Paris in September 1923. Shortly after their arrival, he was commissioned by art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard to produce a series of etchings for a new edition of Nikolai Gogol's 1842 novel Dead Souls. Two years later Chagall began work on an illustrated edition of Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables, and in 1930 he created etchings for an illustrated edition of the Old Testament, for which he traveled to Palestine to conduct research.
Chagall’s work during this period brought him new success as an artist and enabled him to travel throughout Europe in the 1930s. He also published his autobiography, My Life (1931), and in 1933 received a retrospective at the Kunsthalle in Basel, Switzerland. But at the same time that Chagall’s popularity was spreading, so, too, was the threat of Fascism and Nazism. Singled out during the cultural "cleansing" undertaken by the Nazis in Germany, Chagall’s work was ordered removed from museums throughout the country. Several pieces were subsequently burned, and others were featured in a 1937 exhibition of “degenerate art” held in Munich. Chagall’s angst regarding these troubling events and the persecution of Jews in general can be seen in his 1938 painting White Crucifixion.
With the eruption of World War II, Chagall and his family moved to the Loire region before moving farther south to Marseilles following the invasion of France. They found a more certain refuge when, in 1941, Chagall’s name was added by the director of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City to a list of artists and intellectuals deemed most at risk from the Nazis’ anti-Jewish campaign. Chagall and his family would be among the more than 2,000 who received visas and escaped this way.
Haunted Harbors
Arriving in New York City in June 1941, Chagall discovered that he was already a well-known artist there and, despite a language barrier, soon became a part of the exiled European artist community. The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
But even as he settled into the safety of his temporary home, Chagall’s thoughts were frequently consumed by the fate befalling the Jews of Europe and the destruction of Russia, as paintings such as The Yellow Crucifixion...
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Surrealist 1960s Art
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Lithograph
The House in my Village
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The House in my Village
Original Lithograph from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm.
Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
The work is in Excellent condi...
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Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$544 Sale Price
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Lovers with Bouquet of Flowers - Original lithograph - 1965
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL
Colorful Bouquet of Flowers
Stone lithograph in colors (Mourlot workshop)
Engraved by Sorlier under the supervision of Marc Chagall
Printed signature in the plate
On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in)
INFORMATION :
Edited for the portfolio Les Peintres mes amis (Les Heures Claires...
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Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Soleil couchant (Sunset)
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Soleil couchant (Sunset)
Lithograph from 1967.
an unsigned proof, from the numbered edition of 150, on Arches paper.
Dimensions of work: 73 x 52 cm.
Re...
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Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, Couple Before the Tree, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Couple Devant L’arbre (Couple Before the Tree), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from the 1960 edition published by Andre Sauret, Editeur, Monte Carlo, and George Braziller, Editeur, New York, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, October 1960. This lyrical composition reflects Chagall’s enduring themes of love, nature, and spiritual harmony. Couple Devant L’arbre portrays two lovers standing tenderly before a radiant tree—a symbol of life, unity, and divine connection. Bathed in Chagall’s signature palette of luminous blues, greens, and reds, the figures appear suspended between dream and reality, evoking both earthly affection and cosmic transcendence. The work captures the artist’s unique ability to merge personal intimacy with universal emotion, transforming a simple moment of devotion into an emblem of timeless love and renewal.
Executed as a lithograph on velin paper, this work measures 12.216 x 9.875 inches (31.03 x 25.08 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the exceptional craftsmanship of the Mourlot Freres atelier, renowned for its close collaboration with Chagall and its technical perfection in fine art lithography.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Title: Couple Devant L’arbre (Couple Before the Tree), from The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, 1960
Medium: Lithograph on velin paper
Dimensions: 12.216 x 9.875 inches (31.03 x 25.08 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1960
Publisher: Andre Sauret, Editeur, Monte Carlo, and George Braziller, Editeur, New York
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Catalogue raisonne references: Cain, Julien, and Fernand Mourlot. Chagall Lithographe. Andre Sauret, Editeur, 1960, illustration 292. Cramer, Patrick, and Meret Meyer. Marc Chagall: Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Illustres. P. Cramer ed., 1995, illustration 43.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, published by Andre Sauret, Editeur, Monte Carlo, and George Braziller, Editeur, New York, 1960
Notes:
From the album, The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, 1960. Published by Andre Sauret, Editeur, Monte Carlo, and George Braziller, Editeur, New York; printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, October 1960. Excerpted from the album, This album, which was designed and compiled by Fernand Mourlot and Andre Sauret, was finished in October 1960. The reproductions were printed on the presses of Draeger Freres, and the original lithographs on the presses of Mourlot Freres. The Imprimerie Nationale de France is responsible for the typography. There exists a special edition, in French, of this album composed of C examples on velin d'Arches numbered from I to C, and including two original lithographs, in a limited edition of C copies, numbered and signed by the artist, and a series, with margins, of the XII original lithographs contained in this album.
About the Publication:
The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, published in 1960 by Andre Sauret, Monte Carlo, and George Braziller, New York, marks the beginning of a monumental five-volume catalogue project chronicling Marc Chagall’s prolific achievements in lithography. Conceived and supervised by Fernand Mourlot—Chagall’s long-time printer and collaborator—the series celebrates the technical brilliance and emotional depth of Chagall’s printmaking. Volume I features twelve original lithographs alongside meticulously printed works that trace the evolution of Chagall’s imagery from the 1920s through the 1950s. The publication exemplifies the partnership between artist, printer, and publisher that defined mid-century fine art printing in France, uniting precision craftsmanship with poetic expression. Through its themes of love, faith, and nature, this volume encapsulates Chagall’s world—a visionary synthesis of the earthly and the divine. The Lithographs of Chagall series remains one of the most significant undertakings in modern printmaking, a testament to both Chagall’s imagination and Mourlot’s unmatched mastery of the lithographic process.
About the Artist:
Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Belarus-born French painter, printmaker, and designer whose visionary imagination, radiant color, and deeply poetic symbolism made him one of the most beloved and influential artists of the 20th century. Rooted in the imagery of his Jewish heritage and the memories of his childhood in Vitebsk, Chagall’s art wove together themes of faith, love, folklore, and fantasy with a dreamlike modern sensibility. His unique style—merging elements of Cubism, Fauvism, Expressionism, and Surrealism—defied categorization, transforming ordinary scenes into lyrical meditations on memory and emotion. Influenced by Russian icon painting, medieval religious art, and the modern innovations of artists such as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Georges Braque, Chagall developed a profoundly personal visual language filled with floating figures, vibrant animals, musicians, and lovers that symbolized the transcendent power of imagination and love. During his early years in Paris, he became an integral part of the Ecole de Paris circle, forming friendships with Amedeo Modigliani, Fernand Leger, and Sonia Delaunay, and his creative spirit resonated with that of his peers and successors—Alexander Calder, Alberto Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, and Man Ray—artists who, like Chagall, sought to push the boundaries of perception, emotion, and form. Over a prolific career that spanned painting, printmaking, stained glass, ceramics, and stage design, Chagall brought an unparalleled poetic sensibility to modern art, infusing even the most abstract subjects with human warmth and spiritual depth. His works are held in the most prestigious museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Tate, and the Guggenheim, where they continue to inspire generations of artists and collectors. The highest price ever paid for a Marc Chagall artwork is approximately $28.5 million USD, achieved in 2017 at Sotheby’s New York for Les Amoureux (1928).
Marc Chagall Couple...
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Expressionist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Gravure XXII from Poemes, Surrealist Woodcut Print by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Gravure XXII from Poemes, Year: 1968, Medium: Woodcut, Size: 14.5 x 11.25 in. (36.83 x 28.58 cm), Printer: Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Woodcut
Reve de Cirque (Circus Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Reve de Cirque (Circus Dream)
Color lithograph, 1966
Unsigned (as issued)
Pubished in XXe Siecle, Paris, Volume XXVI
Publisher: Gualtieri di San Lazzaro (1904-1974).
Printer: Mourlo...
Category
French School 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
And in those dayes, when Moses was growen... - The Exodus
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
This work will be exhibited at Art on Paper NYC, September 4–7, 2025.
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - And in those dayes, when Moses was growen, he went foorth unto his brethren, and...
Category
Symbolist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$3,763 Sale Price
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Peasant - Russian French Peasant
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist ‘Marc Chagall’ at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered 5 from the edition of 75, at the lower left ...
Category
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall Lithographe Tome I - Frontispice, Auto-portrait
By Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed 25.75 x 22.75 in
No. 282 in the Catalogue Raisonne of Chagall's lithographs
This lithograph came from "The Lithographs of Chagall: Volume I" by Fernand Mourlot and Marc Cha...
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Fiancés dans le ciel de Nice (Finaces in the Sky at Nice)
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Fiancés dans le ciel de Nice (Finaces in the Sky at Nice)
Lithograph from 1967.
an unsigned proof, from the numbered edition of 150, on Arches paper.
Di...
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Acrobats at Play
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Acrobats at Play
Original Lithograph from 1960.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm.
Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Category
Modern 1960s Art
Materials
Lithograph
$688 Sale Price
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Bella - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1924
By Marc Chagall
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
Surrealist 1960s Art
Materials
Etching
1963 original poster by Marc Chagall - Les peintres témoins de leur temps
By Marc Chagall
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1963, the Musée Galliera in Paris hosted the exhibition Les Peintres Témoins de Leur Temps (Painters as Witnesses of Their Time), a significant event that brought together some of...
Category
1960s Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph





