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CHAGALL, Marc, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, 1952
Marc Chagall was born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia. From 1907 to 1910, he studied in Saint Petersburg, at the Imperial Society for the Protecti… [Read biography »]
Signed Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985), Original Color Lithograph, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, 1952  |
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| Artist: | Chagall, Marc (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, 1952 |
| Medium: | Original Color Lithograph |
| Image Size: | 26 in x 19 in (66 cm x 48 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 37.8 in x 24.4 in (96 cm x 62 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 47 in x 38 1/4 in (119.38 cm x 97.16cm)47 |
| Signed: | This work is signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil, and in the plate in the lower right hand corner of the work |
| Edition: | This work was never editioned, and very few copies were made and signed |
| Condition: | This work is in good condition |
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| Description: | |
Wistful and romantic with deep vivid colors, this image has extremely brilliant tonality—offering an impressive composition, which displays Chagall's unique understanding of form, color, and the human experience. Created in 1952, this work was created for a one-man show at the Ponchettes Gallery in Nice, France. Printed by Mourlot, Paris, this work was a creative collaboration between Charles Sorlier and Marc Chagall. Based on an interpretation from a gouache dating to 1949, this print has a unique textural quality this is remarkable for the lithographic technique. In addition to the pencil signature in the lower right, the artist’s signature also appears in the plate in the lower right hand side with the date of the original work. The Marais watermark also appears. The work was never editioned. A very limited number of artist’s proofs without text were pulled on Arches vellum and reserved for the artist. Deep tones of blue with accents of vibrant red, yellow, green and white create an illuminated night scene with a full moon hanging low in the sky. The abstracted profiles of a man and woman in the left appear peaceful and tranquil, with the woman’s arms wrapped around a delicate bouquet of bright flowers. Sitting at the bottom of the page, a bowl of fruit appears as though floating in the water behind it with tiny boats and the edge of land in the distance. The mysterious combination of interior and exterior space coexisting simultaneously further articulates the sense of intimacy and romance within the piece. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1. Sorlier, Charles, Chagall’s Posters, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1975, listed on pages 72-73. 2. Sorlier, Charles, Chagall Lithographs, 1974-79, 1984, listed on page 193 as plate CS 4. About the Framing: | |
| Style: | 20th Century Modern Master |
Biography of Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Marc Chagall was born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia. From 1907 to 1910, he studied in Saint Petersburg, at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts and later with Léon Bakst. In 1910, he moved to Paris, where he associated with Guillaume Apollinaire and Robert Delaunay and encountered Fauvism and Cubism. He participated in the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne in 1912. His first solo show was held in 1914 at Der Sturm gallery in Berlin.
Chagall visited Russia in 1914, and was prevented from returning to Paris by the outbreak of war. He settled in Vitebsk, where he was appointed Commissar for Art in 1918. He founded the Vitebsk Popular Art School and directed it until disagreements with the Suprematists resulted in his resignation in 1920. He moved to Moscow and executed his first stage designs for the State Jewish Chamber Theater there. After a sojourn in Berlin, Chagall returned to Paris in 1923 and met Ambroise Vollard. His first retrospective took place in 1924 at the Galerie Barbazanges-Hodebert, Paris. During the 1930s, he traveled to Palestine, the Netherlands, Spain, Poland, and Italy. In 1933, the Kunsthalle Basel held a major retrospective of his work.
During World War II, Chagall fled to the United States. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, gave him a retrospective in 1946. He settled permanently in France in 1948 and exhibited in Paris, Amsterdam, and London. During 1951, he visited Israel and executed his first sculptures. The following year, the artist traveled in Greece and Italy. During the 1960s, Chagall continued to travel widely, often in association with large-scale commissions he received. Among these were windows for the synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, installed in 1962; a ceiling for the Paris Opéra, installed in 1964; a window for the United Nations building, New York, installed in 1964; murals for the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, installed in 1967; and windows for the cathedral in Metz, France, installed in 1968. An exhibition of the artist's work from 1967 to 1977 was held at the Musée du Louvre, Paris, in 1977-78, and a major retrospective was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1985. During his lifetime he also created popular lithographs, such as Maternity. Chagall died March 28, 1985, in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France.
