Marc CHAGALL Original Color Lithograph/Print w CIRCUS Scene BEAUTIFUL!

Fine Art : Printmaking

 

A delightful and authentic Chagall color lithograph from the late 1960s/early 70s showing one of these circus scenes Chagall loved so much!

Actually this is a self portrait (considering the features) and Chagall shows himself as a young and handsome acrobat, somewhat disarticulated by what may have been a tricky task to achieve in life!

He is rewarded for his performance by an older lady clown who brings him a bunch of flowers.

The circus people are watching, while a character plays the flute in the upper right corner. Possibly another self portrait celebrating the happy outcome. A horse head can also be seen moving towards the lower left corner.

Except for the horse dancer, all the elements of a classic Chagall circus scene are there, rendered in black with some patches of white, against a very original muted yellow.

This is an unsigned and unnumbered work (no white margins) but I checked and it is mentioned with a picture in the Cramer's catalog raisonné of Chagall's lithographs.

I purchased the piece for my own collection 5 years ago, while still working as an Art Consultant for reputable Galleries in California selling the Modern Masters, such as Bowles Sorokko, Martin Lawrence etc. (I enclose pic of a former business business card as documentation)

This was a private acquisition though, done independently from these galleries, but for many years, I did have daily access to large inventories of these works, and also to all the reference catalogs.

MEASUREMENTS: Lithograph: Length: 13". Width: 10". Mat size: 18" by 14"(a standard for framing)

CONDITION: In very good condition. Lithograph is clean, no stains, holes or tears. One slight crease in the lower right corner. Hardly noticeable.

Piece was framed before and is still in its original mat.

Item ID: 1143PNT