1960 Marc Chagall Héliogravure 3 "Cherubim" From Dessins Pour La Bible

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Original héliogravure by March Chagall from the famous last issue of Verve (Number 37-38), published in 1960. While many sources … Read more Original héliogravure by March Chagall from the famous last issue of Verve (Number 37-38), published in 1960. While many sources state the héliogravures from this issue were printed by Mourlot, in fact only the color lithographs were printed by Mourlot, with the héliogravures actually being printed by the equally renown French printing house Draeger Frerés. Sheet size: 14 x 10-1/2 inches; print size 12-1/2 x 9-1/4 inches. The verso has another print as shown. Mint condition new old stock ex Phyllis Lucas Gallery collection, and unlike many others, the print is not age-toned.

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