MARC CHAGALL - FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED - HFSID 4464

MARC CHAGALL
1973 Israeli first day cover honoring the Marc Chagall stained glass windows at the Hebrew Medical Centre University's synagogue in Hadassah, Jerusalem, signed by Chagall. In an imitation leather portfolio with an unsigned b/w photo of Chagall.
First day cover signed "Chagall" in blue ink. 5½x3½ visible in 20 ¾ x 12 ¾ (fully open) portfolio with imitation leather covers and beige velvet panel. With 7 ¼ x 7 1 b/w photo of Chagall painting and 7x5 bio plate. Green-and-white FDC honoring the "Chagall Windows" at the Hebrew Medical Centre University's synagogue in Hadassah, Jerusalem. Postmarked Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 2, 1973 with special Hadassah postmark. With one full-color stamp with Chagall's Tribe of Danstained glass window. 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. Fine condition.