By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985).
Four tales from the Arabian Nights- Plate 3, "Then He spent the night with her embracing and clipping".
Color Lithograph.
1948.
Edition number 49 of 90
Framed 28"H x 24"W x 1.5"D.
Signed in pencil, Inscribed Pl. 3 and numbered 49 of 90
Literature: “Marc Chagall The Lithograph LA COLLECTION SORLIER”, Distributed Art Pub Inc, 1999, p.64, No.38
Plate 3 from the series Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (1948), created after Chagall was commissioned to produce illustrations inspired by the classic Middle Eastern stories commonly known as Arabian Nights. The title itself comes directly from the story text and reflects Chagall’s characteristic lyrical, intimate, and floating composition style. In the 1940s–1950s, Chagall was commissioned to create illustrations for One Thousand and One Nights (often called Arabian Nights). The stories—filled with magic, romance, fantasy, and transformation—perfectly matched Chagall’s imaginative visual language. Chagall’s Arabian Nights...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples