Original 1967 Lithograph "La Vache Bleu" (The Blue Cow) by Marc Chagall

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Original lithograph "La Vache Bleu" (The Blue Cow) by Marc Chagall. Printed in Paris by Mourlot Frères and published by … Read more Original lithograph "La Vache Bleu" (The Blue Cow) by Marc Chagall. Printed in Paris by Mourlot Frères and published by XXe Siècle in 1967. For over 150 years, Mourlot was almost synonymous with lithography, producing work of such excellent quality that it was clear they had attained the height of printing mastery. While the studio closed in 1999, the works and the process established since its inception remain accessible via prints such as this. Printed in an astonishing 18 colors. Verso text describes the print. Print size: 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Mint condition new old stock from our complete XXe Siècle 29. The Colophon page is shown for provenance purposes and not included.

XXe Siècle (Chroniques du Jour) was a deluxe art revue that published many outstanding prints.  It was published by Gualtieri di San Lazzaro from 1938-1939, and again from 1951 until 1978, with its artwork printed by the finest printers, such as Atelier Mourlot.  Many important artists contributed original prints, including Miro, Picasso, Chagall, Braque, Villon, Matta, Indiana, Rosenquist, Lam, Dali, Matisse, Delaunay, Ernst, Poliakoff, Soulages, Leger, Moore, Kandinsky, Arp, Calder, Magnelli, Baj, Marini, Vasarely, Zao Wou-ki, and Agam.

Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985), was a Russian-French artist. He developed an early interest in art. After studying painting, in 1907 he left Russia for Paris, where he lived in an artist colony. While on a visit home, the outbreak of World War I trapped Chagall in Russia, and did not return to France until 1923. Chagall was forced to flee the country and Nazi persecution during World War II, leaving France in May 1941, when it was almost too late. During his asylum in the United States, Chagall became involved in set and costume design before returning to France in 1948. Ironically, it was these non-easel works that caused his artwork to become more widely recognized. Fusing his own personal, dreamlike imagery with hints of the Fauvism and Cubism, Chagall created a highly recognizable style outside that of any movement. In his later years, he experimented with new art forms and was commissioned to produce numerous large-scale works. Perhaps the most famous of these are the two enormous murals he painted in 1966 for the then new Metropolitan Opera House, entitled "The Triumph of Music" and "The Sources of Music". The murals are now considered among New York's most important treasures. They are large enough to be visible from Broadway across the plaza of Lincoln Center. Due to his long, productive life of 98 years, Chagall was the last survivor of the first-generation European modernists, outliving Joan Miró by two years. See less