Marc Chagall Lithograph Print "Opéra Sketch #5"
Item Details
A lithograph on paper titled Opéra Sketch #5 designed by very well-listed Russian-French Expressionist Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985). This bookplate print was pulled from Le Plafond de l’Opéra de Paris, printed by Imprimerie du Lion, Paris, and published by André Sauret in 1965 with text by Jacques Lassaigne. The print refers to a sketch rendered for Chagall’s ceiling of the Opéra Garnier, this portion inspired by French composer Hector Berlioz’s (1803 – 1869) chorale symphony Roméo et Juliette. It depicts the two lovers, embracing and floating through the air, with a horse head visible behind them, and the name ‘Berlioz’ written to the lower center. It is presented behind a white mat, under glass, in a black composite frame with an engraved plaque attached to the base indicating the artist, his lifespan, and the medium. A hanging wire is present to the verso.
Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books, no. 61.
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 Ecole 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 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.
Dimensions
- measures frame. Visible image measures 9.25" W x 12.0" H.
Item #
18CIN308-030
