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Marc Chagall Art

French, 1887-1985

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.

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Artist: Marc Chagall
L'apparition au cirque (Cramer 56; Mourlot 392), The Lithographs of Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.216 x 9.875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Cain, Julien, and Fernand Mourlot. Chaga...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Rencontre de Ruth et de Booz (Mourlot 230-77; Cramer 42)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Mourlot, Fernand. C...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

A Bible Overview - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #746)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) A Bible Overview, 1976 Original lithograph (Mourlot Workshop) Unsigned On Arches vellum 60 x 76 cm (c. 24 x 30 in) REFERENCES: catalog raisonné “Chagall li...
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1970s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

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...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Photogravure

Couple Devant L’arbre (Cramer 43; Mourlot 292), The Lithographs of Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 12.216 x 9.875 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Cain, Julien, and Fernand Mourlot. Chaga...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

The Red Rooster
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Red Rooster Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 40 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition.
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

The Red Rooster
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Evocation
By Marc Chagall
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Chagall, Marc Title: Evocation Date: 1983 Medium: Lithograph in colors on Arches Unframed Dimensions: 25.625" x 18.75" Framed Dimensions: 31.25" x 21.5" Signature: Pen...
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1980s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Evocation
Evocation
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Joshua before Jericho - 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. Belongs to the series "The Bible". Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. N...
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1950s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Etching

LE COUPLE FROM SONGES (CRAMER 112)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Aventura, FL
Color etching with aquatint on Rives paper. From Songes portfolio. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. Cramer 112. Published by Éditions Gérald Cramer, Geneva. Printed by Lacou...
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1980s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

1964 Marc Chagall 'The Blue Sky'
By Marc Chagall
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27.75 x 21.5 inches ( 70.485 x 54.61 cm ) Image Size: 26.5 x 20.5 inches ( 67.31 x 52.07 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Additional Details: This 1964 poster...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Contes de Boccace, peinture...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Esther (Mourlot 230-77; Cramer 42)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Mourlot, Fernand. C...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

"Job's Despair" 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...
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1960s Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Ruth Gleaner - 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 Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall, Femme à l’oiseau, Lithograph, 1959
By Marc Chagall
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Marc Chagall Femme à l’oiseau Lithograph in colors Numbered 872/970 from the edition of 970 Signed in the plate From "Douze Contemporains" by Jacques Lassaigne and published by Editi...
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Booz Awakes - 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 Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Jérémie (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Cain, Julien, and F...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Marc Chagall "In the Sky of the Opera"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985) "In the Sky of the Opera" color lithograph on Arches 1980 Pencil-signed lower right, numbered ##/50 lower left; published by Editions Maeght,...
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1980s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

"The Angel" from "The Bible" original color lithograph.
By Marc Chagall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Title: "TheAngel " from "The Bible" Publication: Verve, no. 33-34 Year : 1956 Medium: Original color lithograph Edition: Unumbered ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Art

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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 ...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

L'Echelle de Jacob, Peintures Bibliques Recentes 1966-1976
By Marc Chagall
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1977 Dimensions: 30 x 20.75 in, 76.2 x 52.7 cm
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1970s Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Cheval bleu au couple (Cramer 113; Mourlot 993), Derrière le miroir
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Chagall, Marc, et al. Chagall Lithographe VI, 1...
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1980s Expressionist Marc Chagall Art

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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...
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1960s Impressionist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Couple with a Goat - Original stone lithograph (Mourlot #608) - 1970
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL Couple with a goat Original stone lithograph (atelier Mourlot) Edition size: 3,000 (plus the signed and numbered edition of 50 with larger margins) Unsigned On light ve...
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1970s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

"Carte de Voeux #731, " Lithograph by Marc Chagall in Chagall Catalog Raisonne
By Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Carte de Voeux #731" is an original lithograph greeting card by Marc Chagall. It is in the Chagall Catalogue Raisonne and is from a rare edition of only 200. It depicts a face and a bird in Chagall's signature whimsical modernist style. 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" art 21" x 18 1/4" frame Marc Chagall was born in Liozno, near Vitebsk, now in Belarus, the eldest of nine children in a close-knit Jewish family led by his father Khatskl (Zakhar) Shagal, a herring merchant, and his mother, Feige-Ite. This period of his life, described as happy though impoverished, appears in references throughout Chagall's work. The family home on Pokrovskaya Street is now the Marc Chagall Museum...
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1970s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lucite, Lithograph

"Le musiciens vagabonds" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in Paris in 1963 by the Mourlot Freres atelier. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (320 x 240 mm). Not signed.
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1960s Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

The Clown with Flowers
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Clown with Flowers Original Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 32 x 24 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condit...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Angel with Sword
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Angel with Sword Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 119. On the reverse: blank, as iss...
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

L'Echelle de Jacob, Peintures Bibliques Recentes 1966-1976 by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1977 Dimensions: 30 x 20.75 in, 76.2 x 52.7 cm
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1970s Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Flowers in the Hand
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Flowers in the Hand Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 20 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition...
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Nimrod - 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,...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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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.
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Le Sept Péchés Capitaux
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Le Sept Péchés Capitaux Etching from 1925. Edition of 300 proofs. Dimensions of work: 25 x 19.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Kornfeld 47....
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1920s Symbolist Marc Chagall Art

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Etching

Sarah and the Angels
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Sarah and the Angels Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and sec...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

The Beloved of Jerusalem - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature. Héliogravure  on bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade on the A...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Photogravure

Le Faisan
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
This work will be exhibited at Art on Paper NYC, September 4–7, 2025. – Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Le Faisan Lithograph from 1966. Edition: Epreuve d'artiste XXIV/XXV. Dimension...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Le Faisan
Le Faisan
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Naomi and her Dughters-in-law - 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 Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

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: ...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Homage to Marc Chagall, from XXe Siecle
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Homage to Marc Chagall Portfolio: XXe Siecle Medium: Lithograph Year: 1969 Edition: Unnumbered Framed Size: 20 1/2" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 12" x 9 1/2" Im...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

The Three Women - 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,...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Photogravure

A Blue Fish
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - A Blue Fish Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 40 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition.
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

A Blue Fish
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Daphnes and Chloé, Planche XXIII (trial proof)
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Daphnes and Chloé, Planche XXIII (trial proof) Lithograph from 1961. Trial proof - unique work. On Arches paper with watermark. Dimensions of work: 56 x...
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1950s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Etching

Le Rieurs et les Poissons - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1952
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Chagall in 1929, and printed by Tériade in 1952. It belongs to the Series "Les Fables de La Fontaine". Edition of 200. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Pri...
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1950s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Etching

Crossing of the Red Sea- 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. Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies. Not signed nor numbered, as issued. ...
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1950s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Etching

Cherub - 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,...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Photogravure

Moses saves Sephora - 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,...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Photogravure

Double Portrait at the Easel, 1976 (M.835)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Double Portrait at the Easel (M.835) is lithograph on paper, signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right and numbered XI/XV lower left, from the edition of 69 (there were also 50 Arabic and 4 ...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Le studio baigné de soleil - Chagall color lithograph of his studio in sunlight
By Marc Chagall
Located in Hamburg, DE
This work is a small color lithograph by Marc Chagall called "Le studio baigné du soleil" from 1974 which was produced by his French editor A. Sauret Monte Carlo 1984. It depicts art...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

"Tomorrow my fair one shall have a dove…" (In the Land of the Gods, M.538), 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Tomorrow my fair one shall have a dove…(M.538)" is one of twelve lithographs that Marc Chagall created for the portfolio "In the Land of the Gods" from 1967. The title refers to wri...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Enlévement de Chloé, from Daphnis and Chloé
By Marc Chagall
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Marc Chagall Enlévement de Chloé (Chloe is carried off by the Methymneans) from Daphnis and Chloé, 1961, is a stunning and gorgeous work of art tha...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

The Bible : Juda's Daugther - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #243)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) The Bible, Juda's Daughter Original lithograph (Mourlot Workshop) On paper 36 x 26.5 cm (c. 14.2 x 10.2 in) Second lithograph on the back, see last pictur...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Le Poisson Bleu, Lithograph by Marc Chagall 1957
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
An impression of "Le Poisson Bleu" (The Blue Fish) from the Jacques Lassaigne book "Marc Chagall" with 15 unsigned lithographs. This is one lithograph of...
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

Le Sept Péchés Capitaux
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Le Sept Péchés Capitaux Etching from 1925. Edition of 300 proofs. Dimensions of work: 25 x 19.5 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Kornfeld 47....
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1920s Symbolist Marc Chagall Art

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Etching

Blue Still Life
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Blue Still Life Portfolio: Derriere le Miroir 99-100 Medium: Lithograph Date: 1957 Edition: 2500 Frame Size: 19 1/2" x 17 3/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Signa...
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

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...
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1960s Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph, Paper

Jonah and the Storm at Sea - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature. Héliogravure  on bot sheets, recto and verso. Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade on the A...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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Photogravure

Le Village (The village)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Le Village (The village) Original lithograph in colors, listed in the artist's catalog raisonne of his prints, 1977 From: Derriere le Miroir, No. 225, Edition 15,000 as published in...
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1970s French School Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph

1975 original poster by Marc Chagall for the Musée National Message Biblique
By Marc Chagall
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1975 original poster by Marc Chagall for the Musée National Message Biblique is a remarkable fusion of fine art and printmaking, embodying the deep spirituality and vivid imagina...
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1970s Marc Chagall Art

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Lithograph, Paper

Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall Original Lithograph 1963 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Reference: Chagall Lithographe 1957-1962. VOLUME II. Condition : Excellent 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...
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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...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Art

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    Marc Chagall is famous for his art. He is one of the best known artists of the 20th century.

    Chagall produced magnificent stained-glass windows for structures in France, Israel, Germany and the United States, and his lively paintings of Paris are revered all over the world. The Russian-French modernist worked in nearly every artistic medium. Influenced by Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, Chagall developed his own distinctive style, combining avant-garde techniques and motifs with elements drawn from Eastern European Jewish folk art.

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    To pronounce Marc Chagall, say "Mark Shu-GALL." The artist's real name was Moishe Shagal. Although the artist changed his name, he referenced his heritage in many works by including fish to represent his father who worked as a herring merchant. Shop a variety of Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs.
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    Marc Chagall painted around 10,000 works during the course of his 75-year career. The Russian-French modernist 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. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Marc Chagall art.
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    Marc Chagall was a painter, illustrator, glass artisan, print maker and set designer who made a lasting impact on modern art. He was born on July 7, 1887, in Liozna, Belarus, and died on March 28, 1985, in Saint Paul de Vence, France. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Marc Chagall art.
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    Yes, Marc Chagall worked in the Expressionist style, but he is associated with a range of modes and was inspired by various styles.

    Chagall's lithographs as well as his other prints and paintings widely influenced the fantastic imagery of Surrealism and other movements of the 20th century. Known for his dreamlike creations inspired by folk art, Chagall drew on the colors and forms introduced by Cubism and Fauvism for a distinctive style all his own.

    Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. You can certainly detect the trademark bright colors and dramatic, exaggerated brushstrokes of Expressionism reflected in Chagall’s works such as his Vision of Paris and I and the Village.

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    Marc Chagall was born on July 7, 1887, in Liozna, Belarus. He was an influential artist who worked in a variety of mediums, including paint, stained glass and illustrations. Chagall died on March 28, 1985, in Saint Paul de Vence, France. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Marc Chagall art.
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    Marc Chagall was born in Liozna, Belarus on July 7, 1887. He went on to become one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, creating works that drew from the movements of Cubism, Surrealism and Fauvism. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Marc Chagall art.
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    Yes, Marc Chagall used oil paint to produce many of his paintings. He also worked with gouaches and watercolors. Not just a painter, Chagall made stained glass windows, illustrations, prints, ceramics and other types of works throughout his life. Find a collection of Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs.
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    Yes, Marc Chagall migrated to the United States. The Jewish artist fled Europe during World War II, moving to New York City in 1941. He settled in France in 1947 and lived there until he died in 1985. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Marc Chagall art.
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    Marc Chagall’s body of work is quite big. Over the course of his 75-year career, Chagall created approximately 10,000 pieces, including prints, paintings, book illustrations, stained glass windows and more.

    The Russian-French modernist worked in nearly every artistic medium, and Chagall’s vibrant and densely colorful prints are known around the world. 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.

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    Marc Chagall lived many places over the course of his life. He was born in Liozna, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. When he began working as an artist, he lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, Russia; Paris, France; and Berlin, Germany. During World War II, he relocated to the U.S. and then returned to Paris where he primarily resided until his death in 1985. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Marc Chagall art.
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    Many artists and things inspired Marc Chagall. Historians believe that his Jewish heritage and his hometown of Liozna, Belarus, served as sources of inspiration throughout his life. His work also displays the influence of surrealist, cubist, symbolist and fauve artists. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Marc Chagall art.
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    Marc Chagall used a variety of materials in his art. The Russian-French modernist worked in nearly every artistic medium. Influenced by Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, Chagall developed his own distinctive style, combining avant-garde techniques and motifs with elements drawn from Eastern European Jewish folk art.

    Chagall produced magnificent stained-glass windows for structures in France, Israel, Germany and the United States. Additionally, his lively paintings of Paris are revered all over the world. Chagall had created etchings of Russian life during the 1920s but would explore printmaking later more deeply, during the 1950s, when he sought guidance from veteran lithographer Charles Sorlier, who became a friend and collaborator.

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    One of Marc Chagall’s most known works is entitled I and the Village. His style mixes bold colors in both the cubism and fauvism style. Shop a selection of Marc Chagall’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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    Yes, Marc Chagall personally signed some of his bookplates. Other bookplate illustrations created by the artist bear a reproduction of his signature. Many of the signed versions come from the collections of notable historical figures, including Nicholas II, the last Russian czar. Find signed Marc Chagall lithographs on 1stDibs.
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