Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
Original Marc Chagall 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.
Chagall was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Liozna, Belarus, and one of his earliest teachers was painter Yehuda Pen, who ran a school of drawing and painting in nearby Vitebsk in western Russia. In 1907, Chagall went to St. Petersburg to continue his art studies, including with painter Léon Bakst with whom he would later collaborate on set designs for the Ballets Russes.
Chagall relied on the patronage of the Jewish community to get past the restrictions on Jewish people in Russia, like Maxim Vinaver, who in 1911 supported Chagall in traveling to Paris to study. There, he found a studio in the maze of Montparnasse ateliers nicknamed “La Ruche” (“The Hive”) alongside many fellow Jewish artists from around Europe, such as Expressionist painter Chaïm Soutine and painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani. He also began a long friendship with abstract colorist Robert Delaunay and his wife, artist Sonia Delaunay-Terk, with Chagall bringing some of their ideas of vivid color into his subsequent work.
That first stay in Paris lasted four prolific years, with Chagall absorbing the ideas of French Impressionism and Fauvism, leading to complex and enigmatic pieces, including the 1913 Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers depicting the artist at work in his studio, a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower through the window, and the 1911 I and the Village evoking memories of his Jewish community in Belarus with the face of a goat and a man gazing at each other, enveloped by intersecting colors and shapes.
The outbreak of World War I, which unfolded when Chagall had returned to Russia for his fiancée Bella Rosenberg, cut off his return to Paris. During those years in Russia, he became extremely enthusiastic about the Russian Revolution, in particular its promise to grant full citizenship to Jewish people like him, and was named the Commissar for Art in Vitebsk, although he became disenchanted with its ideology and eventually resigned.
Chagall left the Soviet Union in 1922, living in Berlin and Paris again in 1923. The outbreak of World War II and the Nazi invasion of France compelled him to flee to the United States. (His monographs had been destroyed in Nazi book burnings and some of his works confiscated from museums and displayed as part of a “Degenerate Art” exhibition.) After the war, he returned to France, and throughout the rest of his life, he continued to expand his practice.
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.
Chagall’s vibrant and densely colorful prints are known around the world. There are rare single lithographs from the artist’s largest print portfolios that contain over two dozen colors. In 1960, he was commissioned to paint a new ceiling for the Opéra Garnier in Paris and stained-glass windows for the cathedrals in Metz and Reims around the same time. Chagall’s windows are celebrated today both for their narrative depth and rich swaths of color, and he granted permission to his printmaking associate Sorlier to create lithographs based on his works in stained glass.
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Artist: Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall, Moses II, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Moise II (Moses II), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litte...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Music Angel - Stone lithograph - Catalog Raisonne : Mourlot #CS25
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL
Music Angel (L'Ange de la Musique), 1966
Stone lithograph
Engraved by Charles Sorlier under the supervion of Marc Chagall in Atelier Mourlot
Printed signature in the pl...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Derriere le Miroir-Double Page (Behind the Looking Glass Double Page)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Derriere le Miroir-Double Page (Behind the Looking Glass Double Page)
Original color llithogragp created by the artist for this ublication, 1964
Unsigned as issued
From: Derriere le ...
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1960s French School Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Jacob's Blessing - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1979
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Jacob's Blessing is a beautiful contemporary art realized by March Chagall in 1979.
Color lithograph printed and published by Maeght, Paris, in 1979.
Ref. Catalogue Mourlot n. 94...
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Marc Chagall, Motherhood with Centaur, from Chagall, 1957
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Maternite au Centaure (Motherhood with Centaur), from the album Chagall, originates fro...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Young Shepherd Joseph - 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.
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Composition XXXIV, from: Circus - Paris French Russian Circus
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 14 in pencil from the edition of 24, at the l...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Woman Juggler, from 1960 Mourlot Lithographe I
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall
Title: Woman Juggler
Portfolio: Mourlot Lithographe I
Medium: Lithograph
Year: 1960
Edition: Unnumbered
Framed Size: 21 7/8" x 18 7/8"
Image Size: 12 1/2" x 9 1/...
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MARC CHAGALL "DAY BREAK - 1983"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
"Day Break"
lithograph in colours, 1983, on wove paper.
Signed in pencil, Numbered 26/50 in pencil
21.5 x 17 Inches.
LITERATURE: Mourlot 1014
CONDITION: Exce...
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1980s Contemporary Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall “Le Nu” The Nude - Color Lithograph 1978 - Framed - Signed - Angel
By Marc Chagall
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Marc Chagall
"Le Nu"
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper
21.25 x 14 in. (image size)
25.5 x 18.38 in (sheet size)
Edition of 50 + Épreuve d'artiste
Signed in pencil lower rig...
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1970s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph, Archival Paper
Marc Chagall - Hommage à Julien Cain - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall - Original Lithograph
Frontispiece for André Dunoyer de Segonzac, and Julien Cain. "Humanisme Actif: Mélanges d'Art et de Littérature Offerts à Julien Cain." Paris: H...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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...
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The Village, from: Chagall: Jacques Lassaigne - French Russian Village
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist ‘Marc Chagall’ at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered from the edition 27 of 90 at the lower left margin.
It...
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Marc Chagall, Nocturne in Vence, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Nocturne a Vence (Nocturne in Vence), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume II, originates from the 1963 edi...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Composition (Mourlot 668-677), La Féerie et Le Royaume, Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, La Féerie et Le Royaume, Lithographies Originales de Marc Chagall, 1972...
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1970s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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LA JOI
By Marc Chagall
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper hand signed and numbered by the artist. Mourlot 976. Sheet size 28.70 x 21.10 inches. Image size 37.25 x 24.25 inches. Frame size 53.25 x 39.25 ...
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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 estate
Image size 8.5" x 11"
#215/1000
Perfect condition
Certification document on ...
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1980s Contemporary Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Etching
Vitraux pour Jérusalem - Illustrated Book by M. Chagall, 1962
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
"Vitraux pour Jerusalem" is one of the most important books illustrated by Marc Chagall and considered as one of his editorial masterpieces.
Th...
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Sarah and the Angels, from Drawings for the Bible
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall
Title: Sarah and the Angels
Portfolio: Drawings for the Bible
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1960
Edition: Unnumbered
Sheet Size: 14 3/8" x 10 1/4"
Image Size: 14 3/8"...
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Orpheus Orphée - Surrealism Mythology Greek
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 hand numbered 47 in pencil from the edition of 50, at...
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LES ENCHANTEURS (MOURLOT 569)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. Mourlot 569 Edition 43/50 (there were also 25 artist's proofs). Image size 22 x 14.5 inches. Sheet size 29.75 x 20.75 inches. Frame size approx 35 x 27 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) was an artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in paintings like I and the Village...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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,...
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Marc Chagall, Abraham and Sarah, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Abraham et Sarah (Abraham and Sarah), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Ar...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Dames charmante et charmante a tous egard
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairlawn, OH
(A charming lady chatting with a lady perfect in every possible way)
Signed in the plate. No pencil signed impressions are existent.
Edition: 368 (including 50 imps on japan) includi...
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1920s French School Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Composition (Mourlot 668-677), La Féerie et Le Royaume, Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, La Féerie et Le Royaume, Lithographies Originales de Marc Chagall, 1972...
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1970s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve and the Forbidden Fruit, Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Adam et Eve et le fruit defendu (Adam and Eve and the Forbidden Fruit), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawin...
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Marc Chagall, The Bay of Angels, from The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Baie des Anges (The Bay of Angels), from the album The Lithographs of Chagall, Volume I, originates from the 1960 edi...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall, Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise, Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Adam et Eve chasses du Paradis (Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall, Mother and Child before Notre-Dame, Verve, Revue Artistique, 1953
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Mere et enfant devant a Notre-Dame (Mother and Child before Notre-Dame), from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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...
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Marc Chagall, The Flute Player, from Chagall, 1957
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Joueur de Flute (The Flute Player), from the album Chagall, originates from the 195...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985) "Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
"Daphnis Discovers Chloe"
from ...
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Marc Chagall, The Angel, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled L'Ange (The Angel), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litter...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall, The Horseman and the Bird, from Tales of Boccaccio, 1950
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Le Cavalier et l’oiseau (The Horseman and the Bird), from Contes de Boccace, peintures du manuscrit des ducs de Bourgogn...
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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...
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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 dedicated "Pour Ursula et Gerd Hatje / "merci" / Marc Chagall / 1958". Inscribed lower left by the artist "Epreuve d'artiste".
This is an artist’s proof, aside from the edition of 90.
Catalogue Raisonné : Mourlot 197
Gerd Hatje (14 April 1915 – 24 July 2007) was a German publisher. The publishing house that he founded in 1945, named the Humanitas Verlag, renamed in 1947 as Verlag Gerd Hatje, is internationally known for contemporary art, photography and architecture. It merged in to Hatje Cantz in 1999. In the 1950s and 1960s, Hatje changed the focus to art, photography, and architecture.[1] He had contact with and was a friend of contemporary artists such as Hans Arp, Willi Baumeister, Joseph Beuys, Max Bill, Georges Braque, Marcel Breuer, Marc Chagall, Christo, Le Corbusier, Max Ernst, Alberto Giacometti, Walter Gropius, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and James Stirling...
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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...
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Marc Chagall - Summer's Dream - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall - Summer's Dream - Original Handsigned Lithograph
1983
Printed by Mourlot
Dimensions: 48 x 65 cm
Handsigned in pencil
Justified EA (Epreuve D'artiste, Artist proof) asi...
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1980s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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 ...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall, Job in Prayer, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Job en priere (Job in Prayer), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VIII, No. 33–34, originates from the September 1956 issue published by Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, under the direction of Teriade, Editeur, Paris, and printed by Mourlot Freres, Paris, 1956. This deeply spiritual composition portrays the biblical figure of Job in an act of humble prayer and endurance amidst suffering. Chagall captures the essence of faith and perseverance through lyrical lines and a luminous atmosphere, transforming human despair into a vision of redemption and divine grace. The figure of Job, rendered with quiet dignity, embodies Chagall’s enduring fascination with the resilience of the human spirit in dialogue with the divine. The piece forms part of Chagall’s celebrated series of lithographs and drawings created for Dessins Pour La Bible, a monumental project uniting art, scripture, and mysticism in one of the artist’s most important achievements.
Executed as a lithograph on velin du Marais paper, this work measures 14 x 10.5 inches (35.56 x 26.67 cm). Unsigned and unnumbered as issued. The edition exemplifies the superb craftsmanship of the Mourlot Freres atelier, renowned for its collaborations with the greatest modern masters of the 20th century.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Title: Job en priere (Job in Prayer), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VIII, No. 33–34, September 1956
Medium: Lithograph on velin du Marais paper
Dimensions: 14 x 10.5 inches (35.56 x 26.67 cm)
Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered as issued
Date: 1956
Publisher: Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, under the direction of Teriade, Editeur, Paris
Printer: Mourlot Freres, Paris
Catalogue raisonne references: Cain, Julien, and Fernand Mourlot. Chagall Lithographe. Andre Sauret, Editeur, 1960, illustrations 117–46. Cramer, Patrick, and Meret Meyer. Marc Chagall: Catalogue Raisonne Des Livres Illustrés. P. Cramer ed., 1995, illustration 25.
Condition: Well preserved, consistent with age and medium
Provenance: From Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Artistique et Litteraire, Vol. VIII, No. 33–34, published by Editions de la revue Verve, Paris, 1956
Notes:
Excerpted from the album (translated from French), This double issue of Verve is dedicated to the full reproduction in heliogravure of the one hundred-five plates etched by Marc Chagall, between 1930 and 1955, for the illustration of the Bible. The artist composed especially for the present work, sixteen lithographs in color and twelve in black, as well as the cover and the title page. This volume was completed and printed on September 10, 1956, by the Master Printers Draeger Freres for heliogravure, and by Mourlot Freres for lithography.
About the Publication:
Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), published as Verve Vol. VIII, No. 33–34 in September 1956, represents one of the crowning achievements of Chagall’s lifelong dialogue with the sacred. Conceived and directed by the visionary publisher Teriade and printed by the master lithographers Mourlot Freres, the issue features thirty-four color lithographs and numerous black-and-white drawings inspired by biblical figures and stories. Chagall’s works for this edition unite text and image in a luminous meditation on divine creation, moral struggle, and spiritual renewal, imbued with his signature dreamlike symbolism and radiant color. Produced in postwar Paris, this landmark publication reaffirmed the enduring union of art and faith, establishing Dessins Pour La Bible as one of the most important illustrated works of the 20th century.
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 Job...
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Marc Chagall 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
Editio...
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La Tour Eiffel Verte
By Marc Chagall
Located in New York, NY
A rare signed, original, artist's proof lithograph (épreuve d'artiste). Throughout his career, Chagall produced colored lithographs such as “La Tour Eiffel...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Marc Chagall, The Green Eiffel Tower, from Chagall, 1957
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled La Tour Eiffel Verte (The Green Eiffel Tower), from the album Chagall, originates from the 1957 edition published by Mae...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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By Marc Chagall
Located in New York, NY
A superb, richly-inked impression of an early etching and drypoint. With burr throughout and crisp plate edges. First state (of 2). Edition of 100. Signed in pencil by Chagall. Print...
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1920s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Drypoint, Etching
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...
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1960s French School Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
LE PROPHETE (MOURLOT 713)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand signed and numbered by Marc Chagall. Mourlot 713. Edition 41/50. Image size 27.25 x 21 inches. Sheet size 32 x 24.25 inches. Frame ...
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1970s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph, Paper
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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...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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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...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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MARC CHAGALL "MONDE FAMILIER - 1983"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
"Monde familier"
lithograph in colours, 1983, on wove paper.
Signed in pencil, Numbered 23/50 in pencil
Image 350 x 270 mm.
Sheet 545 x 430 mm.
LITERATURE: M...
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1980s Contemporary Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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LE CHEVALET AUX FLEURS (MOURLOT 838)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Mourlot 838. Sheet size 30.25 x 20 inches. Image size 22.5 x 14.75 inches. Frame size approx 36.5 x 26.5 inches. Edition 34/50.
Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) was an artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in paintings like I and the Village...
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1970s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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 Figurative Prints
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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...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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The Bible : Adam and Eve in Paradise - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #233)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
The Bible, Adam and Eve in Paradise, 1960
Original lithograph (Mourlot Workshop)
On paper 36 x 26.5 cm (c. 14.2 x 10.2 in)
Second lithograph on the back, ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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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 Figurative Prints
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Photogravure
Brown Still Life from Chagall by Jacques Lassaigne
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall
Medium: Lithograph
Title: Brown Still Life
Portfolio: Chagall by Jacques Lassaigne
Year: 1957
Edition: 6,000
Framed Size: 13 3/4" x 15 1/2"
Sheet Size: 9" x 7 3/...
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1950s Fauvist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Marc Chagall, Angel of Paradise, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Ange du Paradis (Angel of Paradise), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue Art...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
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Marc Chagall, The Meeting of Ruth and Boaz, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
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 ...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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Lithograph
Marc Chagall, Sarah and Abimelech, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled Sara et Abimelech (Sarah and Abimelech), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revue...
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1950s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints
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- Who is Marc Chagall?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Marc 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.
- What is Marc Chagall famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024Marc 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.
Find authentic Marc Chagall prints and paintings on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022One 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.
- Where was Marc Chagall born?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Marc 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.
- When was Marc Chagall born?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Marc 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.
- How do I pronounce Marc Chagall?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To 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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There are many reasons to collect art. A meaningful collection of art should help a residence feel more like itself. Buy art that speaks to you. Take your time when you’re shopping for art, and choose works that will resonate with you.
Shop Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs. - What inspired Marc Chagall?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Many 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.
- Where did Marc Chagall live?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Marc 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024Marc 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.
Find authentic Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021A Marc Chagall painting is likely worth anywhere between $50,000 to $70,000 according to current estimates. Marc Chagall is a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin who is credited to be among the pioneering modernists. Adept in several styles and techniques, Chagall was best-known for creating stain-glass, tapestries and murals apart from paintings. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Marc Chagall paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024Marc 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024Yes, 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.
Find a selection of Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs. - 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024Marc 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.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Marc Chagall art. - Did Marc Chagall use oil paint?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024Yes, 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, 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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