Marc Chagall Color Lithograph "Le Jeu des Acrobates," 1963

Item Details

Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887 – 1985)
Le Jeu des acrobates, 1963
Color lithograph on paper
Signed to the lower right margin
Edition 17/40
Pulled from the catalogue raisonné The Lithographs of Chagall, vol. II
Published by André Sauret, Monte Carlo
Printed by Mourlot, Paris

Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books, no. 56.

Marc Chagall was a renowned Jewish artist born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia, who later moved to Paris and gained French citizenship. Chagall studied at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts in Saint Petersburg. He was a member of the École de Paris and was part of the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne in the early 1900s. In addition to Paris and St. Petersburg, Chagall traveled and exhibited globally including in Amsterdam, Jerusalem, and New York City. Having lived through World War I and World War II, his work was influenced by these events. Chagall’s work is inspired by his Jewish heritage and his hometown of Vitebsk and incorporates elements of Fauvism and Cubism as well as aspects of traditional Russian and Jewish folk art. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally both privately and by institutions including the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, and Tate Modern.

Condition

- slight undulations to sheet; minor gilt loss to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; sheet measures 14.5" W x 19.0" H; image measures approximately 9.5" W x 12.0" H.

• Item not examined outside of mounting

Item #

ITMGL39265