1964 Mourlot Marc Chagall L'Opera Poster, Framed

Description

Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985)
L’Opera / Le Plafond de Chagall (detail), 1964
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Published by and … more Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985)
L’Opera / Le Plafond de Chagall (detail), 1964
Color lithograph on paper
Unsigned
Published by and for the French Government
Printed by Mourlot-Paris
Inscribed "Commissariat general all tourism; Printed in France / Published by and for the French government: ED 85/42 Imp Mourlot-Paris
Presented in a wood frame and under plexiglass

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 home town 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: Excellent overall. Very slight toning, fading.

Dimensions: 39.25" W x 25.25" H x 1.0" D- measurement of frame; sight measures 38.5"W x 24.75"H. less