Marc Chagall

MARC CHAGALL, (Belarus, 1887 - France, 1985).
"Regards sur Paris (Place de la Concorde)", 1960.
Lithograph on paper. Copy 773/1200.
Finished in plate.
Publisher: Atelier Sorlier, Paris - current edition.
Reference: Mourlot 353.
Slight deterioration in the upper part of the paper.
Measurements: 65 x 50 cm, 84 x 63 cm (frame).
Marc Chagall was formed in Saint Petersburg, city where he studied between 1907 and 1910 under the tutelage of Nikolai Roerich. After this period he moved to Paris, where he reached full artistic maturity. He returned to Russia in 1914 and actively participated in the cultural renewal of the country, but his disputes with Malevich and the revolutionary demands of linking political commitment and artistic work would lead him to leave for Germany in 1924. His Jewish condition would later force him to emigrate to France and the United States, finally settling in France at the end of World War II. In 1981 he received the Wolf Foundation Prize for the Arts in Jerusalem, and in 1997 a museum bearing his name was founded in Vitebsk. In all of Chagall's works during all stages of his life, it was his colors that attracted and engaged the viewer's attention. During his early years, his range was limited by his emphasis on form and his pictures never gave the impression of painted drawings.