Marc Chagall (RUSSIAN, 1887-1985)
Dessins pour la Bible--Couverture
Color lithograph on wove paper
1960
Signed in pencil, lower right
Numbered EA in pencil, lower left. An épreuve d'artiste impression, aside from the edition of 50
Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 23 1/2 inches (40 x 59 1/2 cm)
Full margins with deckled sheet edges
Framed
Printed by Mourlot, Paris
From Dessins pour la Bible
Published by Verve, Paris
Mourlot 230
In overall good condition
A comparable value for this print can be found at $12,000, Du Mouchelles, Detroit
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Chagall made this lithograph in 1960. The title translates to "Cover" in French because it was used as the cover image for Chagall's "Dessins pour la Bible." The lithograph is monochromatic in blue depicting a man and a woman. Chagall was fascinated with the Old Testament and paid homage to the stories with this series of prints.

This piece is in overall good condition. It is signed, in pencil, in the lower right corner. It is numbered with the letters EA, an épreuve d'artiste impression, aside from the edition of 50. The dimensions are 15 ¾ inches by 23 ½ inches.

Marc Chagall (RUSSIAN, 1887 – 1985)

The Russian painter Marc Chagall is renowned for his biblical motifs. He used the same, recurring symbols in his painted and printed works, as well as in his mosaics and in the windows and stage-sets he designed. As one of the most important artists of the 20th Century the “painter-poet” gave Expressionism a new character. After his first education at private art schools in Saint Petersburg he went to Paris in 1910 where he was involved in the avant-garde art scene. Apart from that, he was also inspired by visits to the salons, exhibitions and museums of this exciting city. After the First World War, during which Chagall was in Russia, he went to Berlin and later returned to Paris. Even after he had immigrated to America in 1941, he returned to his “ville lumière” Paris in 1948. In his lifetime Marc Chagall received many commissions whose preparation and execution took him around the world. He has been honored with numerous international exhibitions, retrospectives and art prizes.