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Angel, WFUNA Marc Chagall Etching
Angel, WFUNA Marc Chagall Etching

Angel, WFUNA Marc Chagall Etching

By Marc Chagall

Located in Brooklyn, NY

WFUNA Marc Chagall Designed Etching · Produced after the artist's death with permission from his

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching

Lettre a Marc Chagall, Etching by Marc Chagall
Lettre a Marc Chagall, Etching by Marc Chagall

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

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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall, Ploughing, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927
Marc Chagall, Ploughing, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

Marc Chagall, Ploughing, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Labourage (Ploughing), originates from

Category

1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall, Petrushka, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927
Marc Chagall, Petrushka, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

Marc Chagall, Petrushka, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Petruchka (Petrushka), originates from

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall, Prochka, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927
Marc Chagall, Prochka, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

Marc Chagall, Prochka, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Prochka (Prochka), originates from the

Category

1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall, The Steward, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927
Marc Chagall, The Steward, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

Marc Chagall, The Steward, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled L’intendant (The Steward), originates

Category

1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall, The Inn, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927
Marc Chagall, The Inn, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

Marc Chagall, The Inn, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le traktir (The Inn), originates from

Category

1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall, Nozdriov, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927
Marc Chagall, Nozdriov, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

Marc Chagall, Nozdriov, from Dead Souls, 1923–1927

By Marc Chagall

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite etching by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Nozdriov (Nozdriov), originates from the

Category

1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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La Tour de Roi David (C. 70)

La Tour de Roi David (C. 70)

By Marc Chagall

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Original Marc Chagall Etching on paper. From the limited edition of 30 signed in pencil lower right

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching, Ink, Paper

Lettre à Marc Chagall for Gallery Maeght, Paris 1969
Lettre à Marc Chagall for Gallery Maeght, Paris 1969

Lettre à Marc Chagall for Gallery Maeght, Paris 1969

By Marc Chagall

Located in Vienna, AT

Titled with ''Lettre à Marc Chagall'', the work is one of five etchings for the similarly named

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Etching

Marc Chagall, Le Charlatan from the Fables de La Fontaine, Paris, 1927-1930
Marc Chagall, Le Charlatan from the Fables de La Fontaine, Paris, 1927-1930

Marc Chagall, Le Charlatan from the Fables de La Fontaine, Paris, 1927-1930

By Marc Chagall, Ambroise Vollard, Maurice Potin

Located in Vienna, Vienna

The illustration named 'Le Charlatan' was issued by Marc Chagall for Ambroise Vollard for the book

Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Musician
Musician

Musician

By Marc Chagall

Located in Hudson, NY

Marc Chagall Musician color etching signed in plate image 20 1/2 x 20 in. sheet 30 x 22 in

Category

1960s Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

La Rixe - The fight
La Rixe - The fight

Marc ChagallLa Rixe - The fight, 1926

Unavailable

H 5.91 in W 3.94 in

La Rixe - The fight

By Marc Chagall

Located in Paris, FR

Marc CHAGALL 1887-1985 Original Etching made in 1926 by Marc Chagall Limited edition of 960 proofs

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Fortune and the Boy

Marc ChagallFortune and the Boy, 1952

Unavailable

H 13.51 in W 11.5 in

Fortune and the Boy

By Marc Chagall

Located in Tbilisi, GE

Etching on Montval paper - Published by Teriade Editeur - In excellent condition - Hand signed by

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

L'Acrobat au violin
L'Acrobat au violin

Marc ChagallL'Acrobat au violin, c.1948

Unavailable

H 26.25 in W 19.88 in

L'Acrobat au violin

By Marc Chagall

Located in New York, NY

Restrike etching of original etching and drypoint by Marc Chagall, L'Acrobat au violin; (Acrobat

Category

1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Labourage
Labourage

Marc ChagallLabourage, c. 1923

Unavailable

H 8.75 in W 11 in

Labourage

By Marc Chagall

Located in Baltimore, MD

"The Dead Souls (Ames Mortes) Suite" The etchings for the Dead Souls were executed between 1923 and

Category

1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Le The du Matin
Le The du Matin

Marc ChagallLe The du Matin, c. 1923

Unavailable

H 8.75 in W 11 in

Le The du Matin

By Marc Chagall

Located in Baltimore, MD

"The Dead Souls (Ames Mortes) Suite" The etchings for the Dead Souls were executed between 1923 and

Category

1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Le Pere Mitiai et le pere Miniai
Le Pere Mitiai et le pere Miniai

Le Pere Mitiai et le pere Miniai

By Marc Chagall

Located in Baltimore, MD

"The Dead Souls (Ames Mortes) Suite" The etchings for the Dead Souls were executed between 1923 and

Category

1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire
Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire

Marc ChagallCelui qui dit les choses sans rien dire, 1975

Unavailable

H 34.26 in W 29.93 in D 5.12 in

Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire

By Marc Chagall

Located in Eltville, DE

Original artwork by Marc Chagall in a very small edition of only 25. Etching in colors on Japon

Category

1970s Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Self Portrait with a Laughing Expression
Self Portrait with a Laughing Expression

Self Portrait with a Laughing Expression

By Marc Chagall

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Self Portrait with a Laughing Expression,1924-25 Etching and drypoint 11 x 8 1/2 inches A trial

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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Happiness and little girls

Happiness and little girls

By Marc Chagall

Located in Tbilisi, GE

Edition of 100 Signed

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

The Hare and the Frogs

Marc ChagallThe Hare and the Frogs, 1921

Unavailable

H 16.54 in W 13 in

The Hare and the Frogs

By Marc Chagall

Located in Tbilisi, GE

Signed Edition of 100

Category

20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall, Etching Plate 2, from De Mauvais Sujets (Bad Elements), 1958
Marc Chagall, Etching Plate 2, from De Mauvais Sujets (Bad Elements), 1958

Marc Chagall, Etching Plate 2, from De Mauvais Sujets (Bad Elements), 1958

By Marc Chagall

Located in Manhasset, NY

Marc Chagall, Plate 2, from De Mauvais Sujets (Bad Elements), 1958, Color Etching and Aquatint on

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Drawings

Materials

Paper

Mid-Century Modern Framed Marc Chagall Etching Litho L'echelle Signed 36/90 1957
Mid-Century Modern Framed Marc Chagall Etching Litho L'echelle Signed 36/90 1957

Mid-Century Modern Framed Marc Chagall Etching Litho L'echelle Signed 36/90 1957

By Marc Chagall

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

by Marc Chagall, 36/90, circa 1957. In excellent condition. The dimensions of the image are 9" W x 13

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Prints

The Fables of La Fontaine, 100 handsigned etchings
The Fables of La Fontaine, 100 handsigned etchings

The Fables of La Fontaine, 100 handsigned etchings

By Marc Chagall

Located in OPOLE, PL

life the timeless allegories of human nature, morality, and wit. Chagall’s etchings capture the

Category

1950s Symbolist More Prints

Materials

Etching, Engraving

Joseph Berger, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall
Joseph Berger, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall

Joseph Berger, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Joseph Berger, Portfolio: Bible Series, Year: 1956, Medium

Category

1950s Impressionist More Prints

Materials

Etching

Elijah's Offering - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956

Elijah's Offering - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956

By Marc Chagall

Located in Roma, IT

Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Die Wollust III, Etching by Marc Chagall
Die Wollust III, Etching by Marc Chagall

Die Wollust III, Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Die Wollust III, Year: 1926, Medium: Etching on Japon

Category

1920s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Le Cirque - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1967

Le Cirque - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1967

By Marc Chagall

Located in Roma, IT

Lithograph on vélin d'Arches wove paper. Plate 29 from the series "Le Cirque". Not signed, as issued. Published by Tériade, Editions Verve, Paris. Ref. Mourlot 519.

Category

1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Le Bucheron et Mercure, Etching by Marc Chagall
Le Bucheron et Mercure, Etching by Marc Chagall

Le Bucheron et Mercure, Etching by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Le Bucheron et Mercure, Portfolio: Des Fables De La Fontaine

Category

1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

Le Cerf Malade -  Etching by Marc Chagall - 1952
Le Cerf Malade -  Etching by Marc Chagall - 1952

Le Cerf Malade - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1952

By Marc Chagall

Located in Roma, IT

Beautiful etching from the series "Le Fables de La Fontaine", realized by Marc Chagall in 1927/30

Category

1950s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Marc Chagall 'Passage du Jordain - 1958' Etching With Watercolor
Marc Chagall 'Passage du Jordain - 1958' Etching With Watercolor

Marc Chagall 'Passage du Jordain - 1958' Etching With Watercolor

By Marc Chagall

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

After Chagall completed his etchings for The Fables (1930), Vollard again offered Chagall a commission

Category

1950s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

MARC CHAGALL 'MOSES BLESSING JOSHUA' ETCHING WITH WATERCOLOR, 1958
MARC CHAGALL 'MOSES BLESSING JOSHUA' ETCHING WITH WATERCOLOR, 1958

MARC CHAGALL 'MOSES BLESSING JOSHUA' ETCHING WITH WATERCOLOR, 1958

By Marc Chagall

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

his etchings for The Fables (1930), Vollard again offered Chagall a commission, this time for a set of

Category

1950s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Etching

The Fox and the Ram, Etching by Marc Chagall 1952
The Fox and the Ram, Etching by Marc Chagall 1952

The Fox and the Ram, Etching by Marc Chagall 1952

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) Title: The Fox and the Ram, Plate 31 from Les Fables de

Category

1950s Impressionist Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

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Located in New York, NY

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2010s American Modern Contemporary Art

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Paper

Marc Chagall - Homage to Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Homage to Marc Chagall - Original 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 ...

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Candlestick - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Candlestick - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - The Candlestick - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

The Candlestick, from Jean Leymarie, Vitraux pour Jérusalem (Jerusalem Windows), André Sauret, Monte Carlo, 1962 (see M. 366-72; see C. books 55). Unsigned and unnumbered, as issue...

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Creation - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
The Creation - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960

The Creation - 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...

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1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall Fauvist Lithograph, Framed, 1960, Unsigned, The Bay of Angels
Marc Chagall Fauvist Lithograph, Framed, 1960, Unsigned, The Bay of Angels

Marc Chagall Fauvist Lithograph, Framed, 1960, Unsigned, The Bay of Angels

By Marc Chagall

Located in Washington, DC

Marc Chagall The Bay of Angels Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Lithograph Title: The Bay of Angels Portfolio: 1960 Mourlot Lithographe I Year: 1960 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 20 1...

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1960s Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Flute Player, Lithograph by Marc Chagall
The Flute Player, Lithograph by Marc Chagall

The Flute Player, Lithograph by Marc Chagall

By Marc Chagall

Located in Long Island City, NY

Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - The Flute Player, Portfolio: Jacques Lassaigne "Marc Chagall", Year: 1957, Medium: Lithograph, Edition: 6000, Size: 9 x 15.25 in. (22.86 x 38.7...

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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall 'Bezaleel and his Two Golden Cherubim, 1966' original lithograph

Marc Chagall 'Bezaleel and his Two Golden Cherubim, 1966' original lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

Artist: MARC CHAGALL Title: BAZALEEL AND HIS TWO GOLDEN CHERUBINS (FROM STORY OF THE EXODUS) Medium: LITHOGRAPH Image Size: 18.50x13.50 inches paper size: 20 x 15 inches Released: 19...

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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall "Le joueur de flûte"
Marc Chagall "Le joueur de flûte"

Marc Chagall "Le joueur de flûte"

By Marc Chagall

Located in Los Angeles, CA

MARC CHAGALL 1887 - 1985 "Le joueur de flûte" 1958 Colour lithograph 25.5x44 cm, illustration; 38.3x57.3 cm, sheet size Signed lower right by the artist in ink "Marc Chagall" and de...

Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Marc Chagall "Dédicace"
Marc Chagall "Dédicace"

Marc Chagall "Dédicace"

By Marc Chagall

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985) "Dédicace" 1968 Color lithograph signed and numbered ##/50 in pencil Image: 17 7/8 x 15 1/4 inches. Framed: 38 x 34 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches. ...

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Mid-19th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall ”L’Oranger”
Marc Chagall ”L’Oranger”

Marc Chagall ”L’Oranger”

By Marc Chagall

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985). ”L’Oranger”. Year 1975 Signed and numbered Marc Chagall 8/50. Colour lithograph printed on Arches. Framed 35.5H x 28W x 2D Inches Illustr...

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1970s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall ”La Femme du Peintre”.
Marc Chagall ”La Femme du Peintre”.

Marc Chagall ”La Femme du Peintre”.

By Marc Chagall

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985). ”La Femme du Peintre”. Signed and numbered Marc Chagall ##/50. Color lithograph on Arches, Framed 39.25H x 33W x 2D inches Image 63 x ...

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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall -- Bateau Mouche au bouquet

Marc ChagallMarc Chagall -- Bateau Mouche au bouquet, 1961

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H 15.36 in W 11.82 in

Marc Chagall -- Bateau Mouche au bouquet

By Marc Chagall

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Marc Chagall Bateau Mouche au bouquet, 1961 Original Lithograph Unnumbered of the edition of 180 Sheet Size: 39 * 30 cm Unsigned Reference Mourlot 352

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1960s Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Paradise - Original Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Paradise - Original Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Paradise - Original Lithograph

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Marc Chagall, Original Lithograh depicting an instant of the Bible. Technique: Original lithograph in colours On the reverse: another black and white original lithograph Year: 1960...

Category

1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

L'Oiseau Bleu By Marc Chagall
L'Oiseau Bleu By Marc Chagall

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

1960s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Lithograph

Marc Chagall “Ten Commandments”
Marc Chagall “Ten Commandments”

Marc Chagall “Ten Commandments”

By Marc Chagall

Located in Los Angeles, CA

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) “Ten Commandments” Original Etching with Water Color numbered ##/100 on the lower left margin,Paper Monogrammed by hand of Marc Chagall “M.Ch” (Vitebsk, 188...

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Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Watercolor

Marc Chagall - Creation - Adam and Eve - Original Lithograph from Bible
Marc Chagall - Creation - Adam and Eve - Original Lithograph from Bible

Marc Chagall - Creation - Adam and Eve - Original Lithograph from Bible

By Marc Chagall

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Marc Chagall, Original Lithograh depicting an instant of the Bible. Technique: Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...

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1960s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Chagall Etchings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of chagall etchings is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Surrealist, Modern and Abstract styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful pieces of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the chagall etchings on 1stDibs that include elements of gray, beige, black, white and more. Frequently made by artists working in etching, aquatint and paint, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Chagall Etchings?

Chagall etchings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,990, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $66,567.

Marc Chagall for sale on 1stDibs

Described by art critic Robert Hughes as "the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century," the Russian-French modernist Marc Chagall worked in nearly every artistic medium. Influenced by Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, he developed his own distinctive style, combining avant-garde techniques and motifs with elements drawn from Eastern European Jewish folk art.

Born Moishe Segal in 1887, in Belarus (then part of the Russian empire), Chagall is often celebrated for his figurative paintings, but he also produced stained-glass windows for the cathedrals of Reims and Metz, in France; for the United Nations, in New York; and for the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, as well as book illustrations, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine-art prints. Characterized by a bold color palette and whimsical imagery, his works are often narrative, depicting small-village scenes and quotidian moments of peasant life, as in his late painting The Flight into Egypt from 1980.

Before World War I, Chagall traveled between St. Petersburg, Paris and Berlin. When the conflict broke out, he returned to Soviet-occupied Belarus, where he founded the Vitebsk Arts College before leaving again for Paris in 1922. He fled to the United States during World War II but in 1947 returned to France, where he spent the rest of his life. His peripatetic career left its mark on his style, which was distinctly international, incorporating elements from each of the cultures he experienced.

Marc Chagall remains one of the past century’s most respected talents — find his art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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