Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985)

”L’Oiseau Bleu (The Bluebird)” (1968)

Reference: CS 41/ M594

Color Lithograph on Arches paper

Image Size: 22 in x 17 in (56 cm x 43 cm)

Sheet Size: 28 in x 20 3/8 in (71.1 cm x 51.8 cm)

Framed Size: 44 in x 37 1/8 in (111.8 cm x 94.5 cm)

Signed: This work is hand-signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 – Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin.

Edition: Numbered 41/200 (from the edition of 200) in pencil in the lower left margin.

Condition: This work is in excellent condition, a fine dark impression with rich and bold colors.

Created in 1968, this original color lithograph is printed on Arches vellum by Mourlot, Paris. This work is hand-signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 – Saint-Paul, 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered 41/200 (from the edition of 200) in pencil in the lower left margin. Executed by Charles Sorlier under the direction of Chagall, this work was published by Maeght Editeur for the Biennial Editions of Menton. Sorlier’s name appears in the plate on the lower right of the image, and Chagall’s name and date of the original work appear in the lower left. This work is adapted from a 1954 gouache.

Literature: 1) Sorlier, Charles, Chagall’s Posters: A Catalogue Raisonne, 1975, listed on
pgs 114 and 115.
2) Sorlier, Charles, Chagall Lithographs, 1974-1979, Vol V, 1984, listed as CS 41
on pg 237.

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