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Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

Original Marc Chagall lithographs as well as his other prints and paintings widely influenced the fantastic imagery of Surrealism and other movements of the 20th century. Known for his dreamlike creations inspired by folk art, Chagall drew on the colors and forms introduced by Cubism and Fauvism for a distinctive style all his own.

Chagall was born into an Orthodox Jewish family in Liozna, Belarus, and one of his earliest teachers was painter Yehuda Pen, who ran a school of drawing and painting in nearby Vitebsk in western Russia. In 1907, Chagall went to St. Petersburg to continue his art studies, including with painter Léon Bakst with whom he would later collaborate on set designs for the Ballets Russes.

Chagall relied on the patronage of the Jewish community to get past the restrictions on Jewish people in Russia, like Maxim Vinaver, who in 1911 supported Chagall in traveling to Paris to study. There, he found a studio in the maze of Montparnasse ateliers nicknamed “La Ruche” (“The Hive”) alongside many fellow Jewish artists from around Europe, such as Expressionist painter Chaïm Soutine and painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani. He also began a long friendship with abstract colorist Robert Delaunay and his wife, artist Sonia Delaunay-Terk, with Chagall bringing some of their ideas of vivid color into his subsequent work.

That first stay in Paris lasted four prolific years, with Chagall absorbing the ideas of French Impressionism and Fauvism, leading to complex and enigmatic pieces, including the 1913 Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers depicting the artist at work in his studio, a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower through the window, and the 1911 I and the Village evoking memories of his Jewish community in Belarus with the face of a goat and a man gazing at each other, enveloped by intersecting colors and shapes.

The outbreak of World War I, which unfolded when Chagall had returned to Russia for his fiancée Bella Rosenberg, cut off his return to Paris. During those years in Russia, he became extremely enthusiastic about the Russian Revolution, in particular its promise to grant full citizenship to Jewish people like him, and was named the Commissar for Art in Vitebsk, although he became disenchanted with its ideology and eventually resigned.

Chagall left the Soviet Union in 1922, living in Berlin and Paris again in 1923. The outbreak of World War II and the Nazi invasion of France compelled him to flee to the United States. (His monographs had been destroyed in Nazi book burnings and some of his works confiscated from museums and displayed as part of a “Degenerate Art” exhibition.) After the war, he returned to France, and throughout the rest of his life, he continued to expand his practice.

Chagall had created etchings of Russian life during the 1920s but would explore printmaking later more deeply, during the 1950s, when he sought guidance from veteran lithographer Charles Sorlier, who became a friend and collaborator.

Chagall’s vibrant and densely colorful prints are known around the world. There are rare single lithographs from the artist’s largest print portfolios that contain over two dozen colors. In 1960, he was commissioned to paint a new ceiling for the Opéra Garnier in Paris and stained-glass windows for the cathedrals in Metz and Reims around the same time. Chagall’s windows are celebrated today both for their narrative depth and rich swaths of color, and he granted permission to his printmaking associate Sorlier to create lithographs based on his works in stained glass.

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Artist: Marc Chagall
Micah Speaks to the Daughter - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Micah speaks to the daughter  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s.  Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned l...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Assuérus chasse Vasthi
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, FR
Original lithograph by Marc Chagall from The Bible of 1960 "Assuérus chasse Vasthi" Unsigned 35 x 26 cm Excellent condition
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The Prophet Daniel With The Lions
By Marc Chagall
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985) Title: "The Prophet Daniel With The Lions" Publication: Verve, no. 33-34 Year : 1956 Medium: Original col...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Naomi and her Daughters - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Naomi and her daughters is an artwork from the Series "The Bible", realized by Marc Chagall in 1960. Mixed colored lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Edition of 6500 un...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Frontispice (Frontispiece)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed 26 x 23 in No. 578 in the Catalogue Raisonne of Chagall's lithographs This lithograph came from "The Lithographs of Chagall," Julien Cain, Boston Book and Art Shop, Inc, Bos...
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"Then afterward Moses and Aaron…" (The Story of Exodus, M.451), 1966
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Then afterward Moses and Aaron went and sayde to Pharoah, "Thus sayeth the Lorde God of Israel, Let my people goe". (M.451)" from Marc Chagall's "The Story of Exodus," 1966. This is...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Esther Invites Ahasuerus to a Banquet - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960s
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Esther Invites Ahasuerus to a Banquet is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 uns...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Tamar
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Tamar Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.
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Miriam and the Prophetess- Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Miriam and the Prophetess  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned litho...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Pharoah and the Hebrew Midwives- Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Pharoah and the Hebrew Midwives  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Jethro Brings Zepporah - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Jethro Brings Zepporah  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithogra...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Hagar in the Desert - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Hagar in the Desert  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. E...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Sarah And The Angels - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Sarah And The Angels  is an artwork realized by March Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithograph...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Maternité - Book with Etchings by Marc Chagall - 1926
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Maternité is an original Modern Rare book written by Marcel Arland (Varennes-sur-Amance, 1899 – Saint-Sauveur-sur-École, 1986) and illustrated by Marc Chagall (Lëzna, 1887 – Saint-Pa...
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1920s Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Plate from the Holy Bible - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from the Holy Bible  is an artwork realized by Marc Chagall, 1960s. Lithograph on brown-toned paper, no signature. Lithograph on both sheets. Edition of 6500 unsigned lithog...
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Hommage à San Lazzaro - Lithograph by M. Chagall - 1975
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Hommage à San Lazzaro is a lithograph realized by Marc Chagall for the Art Revew "XXème Siècle". This original print (not signed and not numbered) comes from the portfolio Hommage à...
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1970s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Eve Incurs God s Displeasure (M. 236), " Original Lithograph by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Eve Incurs God's Displeasure" is an original double sided lithograph by Marc Chagall. On recto the print features the biblical story of Eve being scolded by God for her sin in the G...
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1960s Expressionist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Les Danseurs à la Lune - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 35 prints. Rare and precious artwork by Chagall, in excellent conditions. Ref. Cat. Cramer, n. 32 Image dimensions : 30.5 x 24 cm
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Samson and Delilah (The Bible, #252), 1958
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Samson and Delilah is a hand-colored etching by Marc Chagall, which was included in his portfolio of 105 images 'The Bible' from 1958. The image size is 11 x 9.5" and the framed dime...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Clown with Flowers, from 1963 Mourlot Lithographe II
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: The Clown with Flowers Portfolio: Mourlot Lithographe II Medium: Lithograph Date: 1963 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 20 3/4" x 17 1/2" Sheet Size: 12 3/...
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Ruth Gleaning
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Ruth Gleaning Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shi...
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The Clown with Flowers, Framed Modern Lithograph by Marc Chagall, 1963
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
This lithograph by Chagall is a first edition lithograph from Chagall's Lithographs Volume II. Artist: Marc Chagall, Russian/French (1887 - 1985) Title: The Clown with Flowers Year:...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Hagar in the Desert
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Hagar in the Desert Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secu...
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Le Clown Acrobate - Etching Aquatint by Marc Chagall - 1967
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Hand-signed. Edition 13/35 prints, numbered and hand signed in pencil. Image Dimensions : 31 x 24 cm Passepartout included : 70 x 50 cm Ref. Cramer 12. Very good conditions.
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1960s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Eiffel Tower in Green
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Eiffel Tower in Green Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 20 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent conditi...
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Moses III
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Moses III Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 126. On the reverse: another original lit...
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Moses III
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Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 2. Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on MBM, Image Size: 10 x 7.75 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Referen...
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1940s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Marc Chagall - The Bible - Adam and Eve - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograh depicting an instant of the Bible. Technique: Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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The Face of Israel
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Face of Israel Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure...
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The Offering (M.291)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Offering is a lithograph by Marc Chagall which was bound in Volume 1 of the Mourlot catalog raisonné of lithographs, printed in 1960. The image is catalogued in Volume II of the...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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La Femme du Gouverneur Gronde sa Fille - From the series “Les Ames Mortes”
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Signed on plate. Edition of 335 prints. Plate n. 67 from the series : “Les Ames Mortes”. Cat. Matignon n.77 p.59 Image Dimensions : 27.6 x 21.3 cm This artwork is shipped from Italy...
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1920s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Jeremiah s lamentations
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Jeremiah's lamentations Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 140. On the reverse: anothe...
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Christ in the pendulum clock
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Rooster with Crescent Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 20 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent conditi...
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Adam et Eve et le fruit défendu
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, FR
Original lithograph by Marc Chagall from The Bible of 1960 "Adam et Eve et le fruit défendu" Unsigned 35 x 26 cm Excellent condition
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The Prophet Daniel in the Lions Den
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - The Prophet Daniel in the Lions' Den Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 142. On the re...
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Marc Chagall - Bateau Mouche au bouquet - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall Original Lithograph Title: Bateau Mouche au bouquet 1963 Dimensions: 39 x 30 cm Edition: 180 Unsigned as issued. From Regards sur Paris Published by André Sauret Condit...
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A Blue Fish
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - A Blue Fish Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 40 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition.
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A Blue Fish
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Rooster with Crescent
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Rooster with Crescent Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 20 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition.
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Flowers in the Hand
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Flowers in the Hand Original Lithograph from 1957. Dimensions of work: 23 x 20 cm. Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition...
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Moses II
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Moses II Original Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 125. On the reverse: another orig...
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Moses II
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Lion Judah
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Lion Judah Lithograph from 1962. Printed by Mourlot.. Dimensions of work: 47 x 32 cm. Publisher: André Sauret, Monte Carlo. The work is in Excellent c...
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Lion Judah
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Eve is Condemned by God
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Eve is Condemned by God Lithograph from 1960. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and s...
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Gravure I from Poemes, Surrealist Woodcut Print by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Gravure I from Poemes, Year: 1968, Medium: Woodcut, Size: 14.5 x 11.25 in. (36.83 x 28.58 cm), Printer: Atelier Lacouriere et Frelaut, Paris, P...
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David and Absalom
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - David and Absalom Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 133. On the reverse: ano...
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The Acrobats By Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Dubai, Dubai
The Acrobats By Marc Chagall Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist born in 1887 in what is now Belarus, and he became one of the most influential modernist painters of the 20th...
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Marc Chagall Night in Paris (cover)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Marc Chagall Night in Paris (cover) Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Lithograph Title: Night in Paris (cover) Portfolio: 1954 Paris - Derriere le Miroir Yea...
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Marc Chagall - The Bible - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograph depicting an instant of the Bible. Technique: Original lithograph in colours Year: 1956 Sizes: 35,5 x 26 cm / 14" x 10.2" (sheet) Published by: Éditions de la Revue Verve, Tériade, Paris Printed by: Atelier Mourlot, Paris Documentation / References: Mourlot, F., Chagall Lithograph [II] 1957-1962, A. Sauret, Monte Carlo 1963, nos. 234 and 257 Marc Chagall (born in 1887) Marc Chagall was born in Belarus in 1887 and developed an early interest in art. After studying painting, in 1907 he left Russia for Paris, where he lived in an artist colony on the city’s outskirts. Fusing his own personal, dreamlike imagery with hints of the fauvism and cubism popular in France at the time, Chagall created his most lasting work—including I and the Village (1911)—some of which would be featured in the Salon des Indépendants exhibitions. After returning to Vitebsk for a visit in 1914, the outbreak of WWI trapped Chagall in Russia. He returned to France in 1923 but was forced to flee the country and Nazi persecution during WWII. Finding asylum in the U.S., Chagall became involved in set and costume design before returning to France in 1948. In his later years, he experimented with new art forms and was commissioned to produce numerous large-scale works. Chagall died in St.-Paul-de-Vence in 1985. The Village Marc Chagall was born in a small Hassidic community on the outskirts of Vitebsk, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. His father was a fishmonger, and his mother ran a small sundries shop in the village. As a child, Chagall attended the Jewish elementary school, where he studied Hebrew and the Bible, before later attending the Russian public school. He began to learn the fundamentals of drawing during this time, but perhaps more importantly, he absorbed the world around him, storing away the imagery and themes that would feature largely in most of his later work. At age 19 Chagall enrolled at a private, all-Jewish art school and began his formal education in painting, studying briefly with portrait artist Yehuda Pen. However, he left the school after several months, moving to St. Petersburg in 1907 to study at the Imperial Society for the Protection of Fine Arts. The following year, he enrolled at the Svanseva School, studying with set designer Léon Bakst, whose work had been featured in Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. This early experience would prove important to Chagall’s later career as well. Despite this formal instruction, and the widespread popularity of realism in Russia at the time, Chagall was already establishing his own personal style, which featured a more dreamlike unreality and the people, places and imagery that were close to his heart. Some examples from this period are his Window Vitebsk (1908) and My Fianceé with Black Gloves (1909), which pictured Bella Rosenfeld, to whom he had recently become engaged. The Beehive Despite his romance with Bella, in 1911 an allowance from Russian parliament member and art patron Maxim Binaver enabled Chagall to move to Paris, France. After settling briefly in the Montparnasse neighborhood, Chagall moved further afield to an artist colony known as La Ruche (“The Beehive”), where he began to work side by side with abstract painters such as Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Léger as well as the avant-garde poet Guillaume Apollinaire. At their urging, and under the influence of the wildly popular fauvism and cubism, Chagall lightened his palette and pushed his style ever further from reality. I and the Village (1911) and Homage to Apollinaire (1912) are among his early Parisian works, widely considered to be his most successful and representative period. Though his work stood stylistically apart from his cubist contemporaries, from 1912 to 1914 Chagall exhibited several paintings at the annual Salon des Indépendants exhibition, where works by the likes of Juan Gris, Marcel Duchamp and Robert Delaunay were causing a stir in the Paris art world. Chagall’s popularity began to spread beyond La Ruche, and in May 1914 he traveled to Berlin to help organize his first solo exhibition, at Der Sturm Gallery. Chagall remained in the city until the highly acclaimed show opened that June. He then returned to Vitebsk, unaware of the fateful events to come. War, Peace and Revolution In August 1914 the outbreak of World War I precluded Chagall’s plans to return to Paris. The conflict did little to stem the flow of his creative output, however, instead merely giving him direct access to the childhood scenes so essential to his work, as seen in paintings such as Jew in Green (1914) and Over Vitebsk (1914). His paintings from this period also occasionally featured images of the war’s impact on the region, as with Wounded Soldier (1914) and Marching (1915). But despite the hardships of life during wartime, this would also prove to be a joyful period for Chagall. In July 1915 he married Bella, and she gave birth to a daughter, Ida, the following year. Their appearance in works such as Birthday (1915), Bella and Ida by the Window (1917) and several of his “Lovers” paintings give a glimpse of the island of domestic bliss that was Chagall’s amidst the chaos. To avoid military service and stay with his new family, Chagall took a position as a clerk in the Ministry of War Economy in St. Petersburg. While there he began work on his autobiography and also immersed himself in the local art scene, befriending novelist Boris Pasternak, among others. He also exhibited his work in the city and soon gained considerable recognition. That notoriety would prove important in the aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution when he was appointed as the Commissar of Fine Arts in Vitebsk. In his new post, Chagall undertook various projects in the region, including the 1919 founding of the Academy of the Arts. Despite these endeavors, differences among his colleagues eventually disillusioned Chagall. In 1920 he relinquished his position and moved his family to Moscow, the post-revolution capital of Russia. In Moscow, Chagall was soon commissioned to create sets and costumes for various productions at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, where he would paint a series of murals titled Introduction to the Jewish Theater as well. In 1921, Chagall also found work as a teacher at a school for war orphans. By 1922, however, Chagall found that his art had fallen out of favor, and seeking new horizons he left Russia for good. Flight After a brief stay in Berlin, where he unsuccessfully sought to recover the work exhibited at Der Sturm before the war, Chagall moved his family to Paris in September 1923. Shortly after their arrival, he was commissioned by art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard to produce a series of etchings for a new edition of Nikolai Gogol's 1842 novel Dead Souls. Two years later Chagall began work on an illustrated edition of Jean de la Fontaine’s Fables, and in 1930 he created etchings for an illustrated edition of the Old Testament, for which he traveled to Palestine to conduct research. Chagall’s work during this period brought him new success as an artist and enabled him to travel throughout Europe in the 1930s. He also published his autobiography, My Life (1931), and in 1933 received a retrospective at the Kunsthalle in Basel, Switzerland. But at the same time that Chagall’s popularity was spreading, so, too, was the threat of Fascism and Nazism. Singled out during the cultural "cleansing" undertaken by the Nazis in Germany, Chagall’s work was ordered removed from museums throughout the country. Several pieces were subsequently burned, and others were featured in a 1937 exhibition of “degenerate art” held in Munich. Chagall’s angst regarding these troubling events and the persecution of Jews in general can be seen in his 1938 painting White Crucifixion. With the eruption of World War II, Chagall and his family moved to the Loire region before moving farther south to Marseilles following the invasion of France. They found a more certain refuge when, in 1941, Chagall’s name was added by the director of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City to a list of artists and intellectuals deemed most at risk from the Nazis’ anti-Jewish campaign. Chagall and his family would be among the more than 2,000 who received visas and escaped this way. Haunted Harbors Arriving in New York City in June 1941, Chagall discovered that he was already a well-known artist there and, despite a language barrier, soon became a part of the exiled European artist community. The following year he was commissioned by choreographer Léonide Massine to design sets and costumes for the ballet Aleko, based on Alexander Pushkin’s “The Gypsies” and set to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. But even as he settled into the safety of his temporary home, Chagall’s thoughts were frequently consumed by the fate befalling the Jews of Europe and the destruction of Russia, as paintings such as The Yellow Crucifixion...
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1950s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Esther
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Esther Portfolio: 1960 Drawings for the Bible Medium: Original lithograph Date: 1960 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 22 1/4" x 18 1/2" Sheet Size: 13 3/4"...
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Joshua Armed by The Eternal, Surrealist Etching by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Joshua Armed by The Eternal, Portfolio: Bible Series, Year: 1956, Medium: Etching on Montval, Edition: 295, Image Size: 11.5 x 9.25 inches, Siz...
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1950s Surrealist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Self Portrait, Impressionist Etching by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Self Portrait, Medium: Etching on Papier A La Main, Image Size: 9.5 x 7.25 inches, Size: 19.25 x 13 in. (48.9 x 33.02 cm), Description: From t...
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On the Earth, Crowd and Planes - Original etching (Cramer #103)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) Et sur la Terre, Crowd and Planes, 1977 Original etching Unsigned On Rives vellum, 44 x 66 cm REFERENCE: Cramer Catalogue Raisonné #103 INFORMATION: Etchi...
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1970s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Isaiah
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Isaiah Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 141. On the reverse: another original lithog...
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Isaiah
Isaiah
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La Bible
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - La Bible Lithograph from 1956. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm. Publisher: Tériade, Paris. Reference: Mourlot 118. On the reverse: blank, as issued. Bi...
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La Bible
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Couple Beside Tree (M.292)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Couple Beside Tree is a lithograph by Marc Chagall which was bound in Volume I of the Mourlot catalog raisonné of lithographs, printed in 1960. The image is catalogued in Volume II ...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Marc Chagall - Creation - Adam and Eve - Original Lithograph from Bible
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograh depicting an instant of the Bible. Technique: Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot no. 234) On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
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1960s Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Inspiration, from 1963 Mourlot Lithographe II
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Inspiration Portfolio: Mourlot Lithographe II Medium: Lithograph Date: 1963 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 20 3/4" x 17 1/2" Sheet Size: 12 3/4" x 9 5/8"...
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Marc Chagall - Colorful Bible King - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograph depicting an instant of the Bible. Technique: Original lithograph in colours Year: 1956 Sizes: 35,5 x 26 cm / 14" x 10.2" (sheet) Published by: Édit...
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"Thou shalt also anoint Aaron…" (The Story of Exodus, M.458), 1966
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Thou shalt also anoint Aaron and his sonnes, and shalt consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the Priests offices. (M.458)" from Marc Chagall's "The Story of Exodus," 196...
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20th Century Modern Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Christ in the Clock, from Chagall - Jacques Lassaigne
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Title: Christ in the Clock Portfolio: Chagall - Jacques Lassaigne Medium: Lithograph Year: 1957 Edition: 6,000 Sheet Size: 9" x 7 7/8" Image Size: 9" x 7 7/8" Si...
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1950s Fauvist Marc Chagall Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1, Modern Etching by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Les Ames Mortes Vignette Plate 1. Year: 1948, Medium: Etching on MBM, Image Size: 10 x 7.75 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Referen...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Marc Chagall figurative prints available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative prints to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, blue, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Marc Chagall in lithograph, etching, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Surrealist style. Not every interior allows for large Marc Chagall figurative prints, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Salvador Dalí, Leonor Fini, and André Masson. Marc Chagall figurative prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $264 and tops out at $975,000, while the average work can sell for $1,386.
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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marc Chagall was a painter, illustrator, glass artisan, print maker and set designer who made a lasting impact on modern art. He was born on July 7, 1887, in Liozna, Belarus, and died on March 28, 1985, in Saint Paul de Vence, France. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Marc Chagall art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marc Chagall lived many places over the course of his life. He was born in Liozna, Belarus, on July 7, 1887. When he began working as an artist, he lived and worked in Saint Petersburg, Russia; Paris, France; and Berlin, Germany. During World War II, he relocated to the U.S. and then returned to Paris where he primarily resided until his death in 1985. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Marc Chagall art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Many artists and things inspired Marc Chagall. Historians believe that his Jewish heritage and his hometown of Liozna, Belarus, served as sources of inspiration throughout his life. His work also displays the influence of surrealist, cubist, symbolist and fauve artists. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of Marc Chagall art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024
    Marc Chagall is famous for his art. He is one of the best known artists of the 20th century.

    Chagall produced magnificent stained-glass windows for structures in France, Israel, Germany and the United States, and his lively paintings of Paris are revered all over the world. The Russian-French modernist worked in nearly every artistic medium. Influenced by Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, Chagall developed his own distinctive style, combining avant-garde techniques and motifs with elements drawn from Eastern European Jewish folk art.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    One of Marc Chagall’s most known works is entitled I and the Village. His style mixes bold colors in both the cubism and fauvism style. Shop a selection of Marc Chagall’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marc Chagall was born in Liozna, Belarus on July 7, 1887. He went on to become one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, creating works that drew from the movements of Cubism, Surrealism and Fauvism. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Marc Chagall art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Marc Chagall was born on July 7, 1887, in Liozna, Belarus. He was an influential artist who worked in a variety of mediums, including paint, stained glass and illustrations. Chagall died on March 28, 1985, in Saint Paul de Vence, France. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Marc Chagall art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To pronounce Marc Chagall, say "Mark Shu-GALL." The artist's real name was Moishe Shagal. Although the artist changed his name, he referenced his heritage in many works by including fish to represent his father who worked as a herring merchant. Shop a variety of Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024
    To collect Marc Chagall art, seek out works from well known and respected sources. When it comes to making an investment of any kind, it’s important to conduct research and only work with reputable sellers. You can shop the collections of art dealers, auction houses and trusted online platforms to find authentic Marc Chagall paintings, prints and other works.

    There are many reasons to collect art. A meaningful collection of art should help a residence feel more like itself. Buy art that speaks to you. Take your time when you’re shopping for art, and choose works that will resonate with you.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024
    Marc Chagall used a variety of materials in his art. The Russian-French modernist worked in nearly every artistic medium. Influenced by Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, Chagall developed his own distinctive style, combining avant-garde techniques and motifs with elements drawn from Eastern European Jewish folk art.

    Chagall produced magnificent stained-glass windows for structures in France, Israel, Germany and the United States. Additionally, his lively paintings of Paris are revered all over the world. Chagall had created etchings of Russian life during the 1920s but would explore printmaking later more deeply, during the 1950s, when he sought guidance from veteran lithographer Charles Sorlier, who became a friend and collaborator.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, Marc Chagall used oil paint to produce many of his paintings. He also worked with gouaches and watercolors. Not just a painter, Chagall made stained glass windows, illustrations, prints, ceramics and other types of works throughout his life. Find a collection of Marc Chagall art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024
    Yes, Marc Chagall personally signed some of his bookplates. Other bookplate illustrations created by the artist bear a reproduction of his signature. Many of the signed versions come from the collections of notable historical figures, including Nicholas II, the last Russian czar. Find signed Marc Chagall lithographs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Yes, Marc Chagall migrated to the United States. The Jewish artist fled Europe during World War II, moving to New York City in 1941. He settled in France in 1947 and lived there until he died in 1985. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Marc Chagall art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024
    Marc Chagall’s body of work is quite big. Over the course of his 75-year career, Chagall created approximately 10,000 pieces, including prints, paintings, book illustrations, stained glass windows and more.

    The Russian-French modernist worked in nearly every artistic medium, and Chagall’s vibrant and densely colorful prints are known around the world. Characterized by a bold color palette and whimsical imagery, his works are often narrative, depicting small-village scenes and quotidian moments of peasant life, as in his late painting The Flight into Egypt from 1980.

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  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    A Marc Chagall painting is likely worth anywhere between $50,000 to $70,000 according to current estimates. Marc Chagall is a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin who is credited to be among the pioneering modernists. Adept in several styles and techniques, Chagall was best-known for creating stain-glass, tapestries and murals apart from paintings. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Marc Chagall paintings.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 7, 2024
    Marc Chagall painted around 10,000 works during the course of his 75-year career. The Russian-French modernist worked in nearly every artistic medium. Influenced by Symbolism, Fauvism, Cubism and Surrealism, he developed his own distinctive style, combining avant-garde techniques and motifs with elements drawn from Eastern European Jewish folk art. On 1stDibs, find a selection of Marc Chagall art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 26, 2024
    Yes, Marc Chagall worked in the Expressionist style, but he is associated with a range of modes and was inspired by various styles.

    Chagall's lithographs as well as his other prints and paintings widely influenced the fantastic imagery of Surrealism and other movements of the 20th century. Known for his dreamlike creations inspired by folk art, Chagall drew on the colors and forms introduced by Cubism and Fauvism for a distinctive style all his own.

    Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. You can certainly detect the trademark bright colors and dramatic, exaggerated brushstrokes of Expressionism reflected in Chagall’s works such as his Vision of Paris and I and the Village.

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