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Marc Chagall, Drawings for the Bible, with 48
Marc Chagall, Drawings for the Bible, with 48
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985) – Russian French artist
Dessins pour la Bible - Drawings for the Bible by Marc Chagall
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1960
Printed by Draeger Frères (photolithographs) and Mourlot Frères (lithographs in colors), Paris
First American edition of the Verve double issue 33/34
Artist’s book with 25 original lithographs in colors (including binding) and 23 in black and white
Introduction by Gaston Bachelard
96 full-page illustrations
Catalog raisonné: Mourlot 230-277, Cramer 42, Sorlier 75
Original hardcover binding with original lithograph in colors over both boards
Dimensions of folio volume: 36 x 27 x 3 cm
Good condition
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This is the first American edition of the Verve double issue with Chagall's marvellous designs for the bible. The present work comprises 24 original lithographs in colors and 23 in black and white as well as 96 full-page illustrations by the Russian- French artist. The black and white photolithographs were printed by Draeger Frères in Paris, the original lithographs by Mourlot. The hardcover binding is adorned with another original lithograph in blue colors.


Condition

The pages and the lithographs are in very good condition. The boards and the edges of the original binding are rubbed and bumbed. The dimensions of the folio volume are 36 x 27 x 3 cm.


Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985)

The Russian-French 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 designed by him. 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 which Chagall spent 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' in Paris in 1948. During his lifetime, Marc Chagall received many commissions whose preparation and execution took him around the world. Already during his lifetime he was honoured with numerous international exhibitions, retrospectives and art prizes.


Catalog raisonné

Mourlot 230-277, Cramer 42, Sorlier 75.


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