MARC CHAGALL - PRINTED ART SIGNED IN CRAYON CIRCA 1954 - HFSID 83011

MARC CHAGALL
10x13 color reproduction of his poster for Easter celebrations in Vence, 1954, signed in crayon
Printed Art signed in crayon: "Marc Chagall". Color, 9¾x13¼ overall, image 6¾x8¾ (one surface). The poster advertises the 1954 Easter festival in Vence, France, "city of art and flowers." Chagall (1887-1985) was born in the poor, mostly Jewish village of Vitebsk in the Russian Empire, in a region that is now Belarus. He began his art education here and, in 1910, was sent to Paris, France on the tab of a wealthy patron to study art. 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 returned to Vitebsk, intending a short visit, but the outbreak of WWI prevented him from returning to Paris. He initially welcomed the Russian Revolution of 1917, but grew disillusioned with the Bolsheviks. After creating sets and costumes for the Moscow stage, he left Russia for good in 1922. Chagall isconsidered one of the most original and eminent figures in 20th century art, particularly well-known for his stained glass windows, including 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. 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. Vence, a town in Provence near the Riviera, is indeed a city of art and flowers which has hosted many of France's great artists. Chagall himself lived his later years, and died, in the nearby village of St. Paul de Vence. Lightly toned. Fine condition.