Marc Chagall 1958 Etching with Watercolor "La Mort de Saul"

Item Details

Marc Chagall (Russian-French; 1887 – 1985)
La Mort de Saul (The Death of Saul), 1958
Etching heightened with watercolor on Arches wove paper
Monogram to the lower right margin with in-plate signature to the lower right corner
Numbered 60/100
Plate 65 from Bible series
Published by Tériade, Paris
Printed by Raymond Haasen, Paris
Plate number inscribed to the lower left corner on verso
Label to verso of frame

An etching highlighted with watercolor on Arches wove paper titled La Mort de Saul (The Death of Saul) by very well-listed Russian-French Expressionist Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985), plate number 65 from his 1958 series Bible. This etching was printed by Raymond Haasen and published by Tériade, Paris, and it depicts an illustration of King Saul falling upon his own sword. It is signed in plate to the lower right as well as monogrammed in graphite to the lower right margin. The print is marked to the lower left margin as number 60 in an edition on 100, and has the plate number inscribed to the verso. It is presented behind a mat and glass in a gold tone frame with wire to the verso for hanging.

Marc Chagall, born in 1887 in Russia, moved to Paris as a young artist. There, he became part of the famous École de Paris along with many of his famous Jewish contemporaries; including Chaim Soutine and Modigliani. Chagall’s body of work spans several decades, but he is most well-known for his expressive, symbolic imagery as a way of exploring religion.

Literature
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books, no. 30.

Condition

- minimal discoloration to paper; print was removed from frame for examination; light scratches to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; plate marks measure 9.25" W x 11" H.

Item #

18CHI240-102