Description:This magical and enchanting bouquet comes alive through Chagall's exquisite use of color, depth, and movement. Using consistent tones of green for the vase, the Eiffel Tower, and the figure on the left, the work explodes with color in depicting the Green and Purple Bouquet. The elaborate melding of pinks, purples, blues, and reds allow for a dizzying effect; the Bouquet is transformed into a chasm of color which radiates from the entire work. Often using the classic and romantic cityscape of Paris, Chagall incorporates his own nostalgia and mysticism using his signature expressive strokes and bold color. This piece is able to brighten any room in which it hangs, perfect for the coming Spring and Summer months.
Created in June, 1959, this work is numbered 13/75 in pencil in the lower left and printed on Arches wove paper. Published by Maeght, it is hand-signed by Marc Chagall in pencil in the lower right margin.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :
1. Mourlot, Fernand. The Lithographs of Chagall, vol. II, 1957 - 1962. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 226 on pgs. 58-9.
2. Gauss, Ulrike, ed. Marc Chagall - The Lithographs, La Collection Sorlier. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 226 on pg. 118.
About the Framing:
Framed in museum-quality, archival materials, this work is set in a Spanish style bronze leaf frame. The muted tones of the bronze moulding compliments the black, outer frame and also highlights the tones and textures of the highly detailed landscape. Le Bouquet Vert et Violet is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet and set behind an archival Plexiglas cover.
