MARC CHAGALL - BOOK COVER SIGNED - HFSID 82436

MARC CHAGALL
Signed front cover from Marc Chagall's hardcover art collection Arabische Nachte: 26 Lithographien Zu 1001 Nacht
Book cover signed "Marc Chagall" in black crayon. Color, 4½x7½, printed on heavy cardstock. This is the front cover to Arabische Nachte: 26 Lithographien Zu 1001 Nacht, a German-language 48-page collection of 12 color lithographs and 12 b/w drawings first published in 1956. It's a reproduction of one of Chagall's Arabian Nights lithographs from 1948, titled Four tales from the Arabian Nights: Now the king loved science and geometry.... We're not sure if this cover is from the first edition or a later one. Chagall (1887-1985, born Mark Zakharovich Shagal in Vitebsk, Belorussia, Russian Empire, now Belarus)considered one of the most original and eminent figures in 20th century art, is particularly well-known for his stained glass windows. Best known for the Jerusalem Windows and Peace for the United Nations (1964), his last monumental work in the medium was stained glass windows for chapel of Le Saillant in Corrèze. In 1914, Chagall first exhibited two of his works, Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers and The Fiddler, at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris. In June of that year, he had his first one-man show at the Galerie Der Sturm in Berlin. Chagall then traveled to Vitebsk, his hometown, intending to stay for a short visit, but the outbreak of WWI prevented him from returning to Paris, where he would later settle. Chagall created his first stained glass windows (for the church of Le Plateau d'Assy in Haute-Savoie) in 1957. Chagall was influenced by Cubism, Fauvism and Surrealism. His works, executed in a wide variety of media, from oils to stained glass, often featured subjects drawn from Russian village life, Jewish folklore and Hasidic mysticism. Lightly toned. Signature is faint but legible. Cover was neatly cut from book on left edge. Left edge is lightly chipped. Corners are lightly rounded and worn. Otherwise in fine condition.