Marc Chagall "Ruth at the Feet of Boaz" Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc Title: Ruth at the Feet of Boaz Series: Bible Date: 1960 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 13 15/16 x 10 7/16 inches Signature: Unsigned Literature...
Lithograph
Marc Chagall - Meeting of Ruth and Boaz - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
Meeting of Ruth and Boaz - 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...
Lithograph
Meeting of Ruth and Boaz - 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...
Lithograph
Ruth at the feet of Boaz - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Ruth at the feet of Boaz is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", by Marc Chagall in 1960.
Lithograph
Ruth at the Feet of Boaz - 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...
Lithograph
Marc Chagall Modern Lithograph, Unsigned, 1960, Ruth at the Feet of Boaz
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Ruth at the Feet of Boaz Portfolio: Drawings for the Bible Medium: Lithograph Year: 1960 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 22 1/4" x 18 3/4" Sheet Size: 14 ...
Lithograph
$1,477
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Ruth at the feet of Boaz - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
"Ruth at the Feet of Boaz" 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...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall, Boaz Awakens and Sees Ruth at His Feet, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairfield, CT
Additional notes: This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Booz se reveille et voit Ruth a ses pieds (Boaz Awakens and Sees Ruth at His Feet), from Marc Chagall,...
Lithograph
$954Sale Price|25% Off
Meeting of Ruth and Boaz, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1960, Excellent
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Meeting of Ruth and Boaz Original Lithograph from 1960.
Lithograph
$954Sale Price|25% Off
Ruth at the Feet of Boaz, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1960, Excellent
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Ruth at the feet of Boaz Original Lithograph from 1960.
Lithograph
$954Sale Price|25% Off
Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth, Original Lithograph, 1960, Modern, Excellent
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth Original Lithograph from 1960.
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall, Ruth at the Feet of Boaz, from Drawings for the Bible, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairfield, CT
Additional notes: This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Ruth aux pieds de Booz (Ruth at the Feet of Boaz), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings ...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall, The Meeting of Ruth and Boaz, from Drawings for the Bible, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairfield, CT
Additional notes: This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Rencontre de Ruth et de Booz (The Meeting of Ruth and Boaz), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible ...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall, Ruth at the Feet of Boaz, from Drawings for the Bible, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Ruth aux pieds de Booz (Ruth at the Feet of Boaz), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Ve...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall, Boaz Awakes and Sees Ruth at His Feet, from Verve, Revue, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Booz se reveille et voit Ruth a ses pieds (Boaz Awakens and Sees Ruth at His Feet), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La B...
Lithograph
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Marc Chagall, The Meeting of Ruth and Boaz, from Drawings for the Bible, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Rencontre de Ruth et de Booz (The Meeting of Ruth and Boaz), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the ...
Lithograph
'Ruth at the Feet of Boaz' Lithograph from The Bible
By Marc Chagall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Marc Chagall Ruth at the Feet of Boaz From the rare limited edition Editions de la Revue VERVE, Paris The Bible Original double sided lithograph on paper 1956 Mint Condition
Lithograph
Ruth at the Feet of Boaz
By (after) Marc Chagall
Located in New York, NY
Original lithograph by Marc Chagall from "The Bible". Created in 1960, this work was featured as part of a series of 24 color lithographs made by Marc Chagall to illustrate The Bibl...
Lithograph
Meeting of Ruth and Boaz (M.247). Unframed.
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
From Dessins pour la Bible. Lithographs, 1960. Limited edition of 6500 copies. Dimensions: 35 x 26cm. Reference: Mourlot 247.
Lithograph
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H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Ruth and Boaz - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Ruth and Boaz is a an artwork from the Series "The Bible".
Lithograph
Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth at His Feet
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc Title: Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth at His Feet Series: Bible Date: 1960 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 10.5" x 13.9" Framed Dimensions: 24.75" x...
Lithograph
Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth at His Feet
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth at His Feet Portfolio: 1960 Drawings for the Bible Medium: Original lithograph Date: 1960 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1...
Lithograph
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H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - Meeting of Ruth and Boaz - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
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H 22.25 in W 18.75 in
Marc Chagall Figurative Lithograph, Unsigned, 1960, Framed, "Ruth and Boaz"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Ruth and Boaz Portfolio: Drawings for the Bible Medium: Lithograph Year: 1960 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 22 1/4" x 18 3/4" Sheet Size: 14 3/8" x 10 1...
Lithograph
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H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
Ruth at the Feet of Boaz
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Original lithograph Title: Ruth at the Feet of Boaz Portfolio: Drawings for the Bible Year: 1960 Framed Size: 21 x 17 inches Image Size: 10 1/4 x 14 3/8 ...
Lithograph
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H 13.78 in W 10.24 in
"Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth at his feet" 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...
Lithograph
Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth at His Feet
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Marc Chagall Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth at His Feet Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Original lithograph Title: Boaz Wakes Up and Sees Ruth at His Feet Portfolio: Drawings for the Bible...
Lithograph
Boaz wakes up and sees Ruth at his feet
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1960 Unsigned lithograph from the book "Drawings for the Bible" composed of 24 color lithographs Publisher : Verve (Paris) Printer : Mourlot (Paris) Catalog : Mourlot 249...
Lithograph
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H 13.19 in W 9.65 in D 0.08 in
Ruth at the feet of Boaz- from the series "Illustrations for the Bible" - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Ruth at the feet of Boaz is an original coloured lithograph realized by Marc Chagall in 1960.
Lithograph
$591
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
The Awakening of Boaz - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
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...
Lithograph
$454
H 14.18 in W 10.44 in
The Bible : Rachel Treasure - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #242)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Bible, Rachel's Treasure Original lithography (Daeger Workshop) On paper 36 x 26.5 cm (c. 14.2 x 10.2 in) Second illustration on the back, see photo ...
Lithograph
$682
H 14.57 in W 10.44 in
The Bible : David and Bethsabee in Love - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #135)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Bible, David and Bethsabée in Love Original lithography (Mourlot Workshop) On paper 37 x 26.5 cm (c. 14.5 x 10.2 in) A second illustration on the back...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
$738
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Ruth Gleaner Lithograph, Surrealist Style, 1960, Edition of 6500
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...
Lithograph
$682
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Ruth Gleaner Lithograph, Surrealist Style, 1960, Edition of 6500
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...
Lithograph
$682
H 13.78 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
David Saved by Michal - 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...
Lithograph
$625
H 14.18 in W 10.44 in
The Bible : Adam and Eve banished from Paradise - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Bible, Adam and Eve banished from Paradise Original lithography (Daeger Workshop) On paper 36 x 26.5 cm (c. 14.2 x 10.2 in) Second illustration on the...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Ruth Gleaning - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Rachel - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Tamar - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Eve - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograph depicting an instant of the Bible. Technique: Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original lith...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Hagar in the Desert - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
"Sarah and Abimelech" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bible art. Size: 1...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Cain and Abel - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
$1,477
H 13.98 in W 10.24 in D 0.04 in
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Sarah And Abimelech - 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 (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
Lithograph
Poster For The Exhibition Serie Mallorca
By Joan Miró
Located in Sheffield, MA
Joan Miro Spanish, 1893-1983 Poster For The Exhibition Serie Mallorca Lithograph in colors 28 by 22 in. W/frame 34 by 28 in. Pencil signed lower right from an edition of 26/75 Ref...
Lithograph
$59,950
H 49 in W 39 in D 1 in
Painting in Gold Frame, Large Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition 47/60, 1984
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Paintings series. Woodcut, Lithograph, screen print and collage on Arches 88 paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by Roy Lichtenstein. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los An...
Screen, Paper, Lithograph, Woodcut
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 15.5 in D 1 in
Salvador Dali "Untitled 05 (Les Chants de Maldoror)"
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Dali, Salvador Title: Untitled 05 (Les Chants de Maldoror) Series: Les Chants de Maldoror Date: 1934 Medium: original drypoint Unframed Dimensions: 12.5" x 9.75" Framed...
Drypoint
$2,750
H 27.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Classic Modernist Charles and Ray Eames Arm Shell Lounge Chair, Zenith
By Zenith, Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Buffalo, NY
First generation, circa 1950 Charles and Ray Eames. Museum quality, sea foam green arm shell lounge chair made by Zenith Plastic Co./ Herman Miller. Features amazing exposed fibers, ...
Zinc
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boca Raton, FL
L'hymne du Roi David (King David's Dream) Oil on wood by Marc Chagall c late 70's Comes with Numbered and Verified Certificate of Authenticity from Comite Chagall in Paris signed and...
Oil
$260,000
H 6.75 in W 17.5 in D 12.25 in
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible 19th Century Royal Casket Box/Safe with Coat of Arms, Made of Gold, Damascene, and Etched Steel. Charles Le Hon, a Belgian politician, lawyer and industrialist, served...
Gold, Steel
Untitled I (San Lazzaro and Friends Series)
By Henry Moore
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Moore, Henry Title: Untitled I (San Lazzaro and Friends Series) Series: San Lazzaro and Friends Date: 1975 Medium: Lithograph Framed Dimensions: 19.5" x 23.5" Signature...
Lithograph
$275,000
H 52 in W 39.5 in D 1.5 in
Portrait de Jacqueline Linocut Print, Surrealist, Signed, 1959, Framed
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) "Portrait de Jacqueline" 1959 (Baer 1245; Bloch 923) ...
Linocut
$2,018
H 26 in W 21 in
French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady French School, early 1800's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: some crazing and pronoun...
Oil, Canvas
Marc Chagall -- The Tree of Jesse ( L'Arbre de Jessé )
By Marc Chagall
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Marc Chagall The Tree of Jesse (L'Arbre de Jessé ), 1960 Colour lithograph on Arches paper Hand signed lower right Edition 88/90 lower left Image size: 56 x 38 cm Frame size: 74.5 x ...
Lithograph
$11,549Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.93 in W 12.6 in D 7.87 in
A 17th century Augsburg ebonized cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels
Located in PARIS, FR
An ebonized wood cabinet with painted pietra paesina panels Augsburg, southern Germany, mid-17th century Dimensions: h. 43 cm, w. 32 cm, d. 20 cm Ebonized wood, inlay of painted piet...
Marble
The Jester, Post Cover
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed by Artist Lower Right The Saturday Evening Post, February 11, 1939, cover illustration Literature The Saturday Evening Post, February 11, 1939, cover illustration Thomas S....
Oil
$99,500
H 35 in W 40.25 in
Reclining Nude Woodcut Print, Pop Art, Signed, Edition 37 of 50, 1980
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Aventura, FL
Reclining Nude, from Expressionist Woodcut Series (C. 172). Woodcut in colors with embossing, 1980, on Arches Cover. Hand signed, numbered and dated in pencil. Edition 37 of 50 and 1...
Woodcut
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 20.5 in D 1 in
Marc Chagall "Job In Despair" lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc Title: Job In Despair Series: Bible Date: 1960 Medium: Lithograph Unframed Dimensions: 13.9" x 10.5" Framed Dimensions: 24" x 20.5" Signature: Unsigned ...
Lithograph
Creative Time Inc. Red Grooms exhibition poster
By Red Grooms
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Original exhibition poster for Ruckus Manhattan by Red Grooms and the Ruckus Construction Company, 1975. Presented by Creative Time, Inc. Lithograph with offset lithographic photo el...
Printer's Ink, Offset
Joan Miro "Untitled (from XXe Siécle, Number 31)"
By Joan Miró
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Miro, Joan Title: Untitled (from XXe Siècle, Number 31) Date: 1968 Medium: Lithograph on Arches vellum Unframed Dimensions: 22" x 30" Signature: Pencil Signed Edition: ...
Lithograph, Vellum
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.
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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