Marc Chagall Etching With Drypoint "En Chemin"
Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887 – 1985)
En Chemin, 1923-1948
Etching on Arches paper
Signed in plate
Numbered XXI/XXXIII to the lower left under mat
From the suite Les Âmes mortes, 1923-48
Label from Ferdinand Roten Galleries to verso
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall The Illustrated Books, figure 17.
Marc Chagall was a renowned Jewish artist born July 7, 1887, in Vitebsk, Russia, who later moved to Paris and gained French citizenship. Chagall studied at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts in Saint Petersburg. He was a member of the École de Paris and was part of the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne in the early 1900s. In addition to Paris and St. Petersburg, Chagall traveled and exhibited globally including Amsterdam, Jerusalem, and New York City. Having lived through World War I and World War II, his work was influenced by these events. Chagall’s work is inspired by his Jewish heritage and his hometown of Vitebsk and incorporates elements of Fauvism and Cubism as well as aspects of traditional Russian and Jewish folk art. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally both privately and by institutions including the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art, Centre Pompidou, and Tate Modern.
- Item not examined outside of mounting
- toning, foxing, discolorations to sheet and mat; mat burn; abrasions and wear to frame; removed from frame for inspection.
- measures frame; plate mark measures 11.25" W x 8.57" H.