Marc Chagall, Rahab & the Spies of Jericho from The Bible, 1956 |
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| Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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| Title: | Rahab & the Spies of Jericho from The Bible, 1956 |
| Reference: | M.244 |
| Medium: | Original color lithograph on Arches wove paper |
| Image Size: | 14 in x 10 1/2 in (35.6 cm x 26.7 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 19 1/4 in x 15 in (48.9 cm x 38.1 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 32 in x 28 1/4 in (81.3 cm x 71.8 cm) |
| Signature: | This work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) in pencil in the lower right margin. |
| Condition: | Good condition with bright, saturated colors throughout. |
| ID # | w-2407 |
Created in 1956, this color lithograph was featured as part of a series of 105 engravings made by Marc Chagall between 1930 – 1955 to illustrate The Bible, originally started by Vollard in 1930. Published by Verve, Paris and printed by Mourlot, Paris on Arches paper, this work is numbered 11/50 in pencil in the lower left margin. Hand-signed by Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin.
Illustrated In:
1. Gauss, Ulrike, ed. Marc Chagall – The Lithographs, La Collection Sorlier. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 250.
2. Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall, vol. II, 1957 - 1962. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 250 on pgs. 76-7; detailed on pg. 66.
3. Cramer, Patrick. Marc Chagall, The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 42 on pgs. 144-7.
