C. 1956 Marc Chagall, Original Lithograph, "Solomon"

Estimate: $500-$600

Description: Beautiful original lithograph by famed artist Marc Chagall titled "Solomon". This serigraph is an edition from "The Kings" series by Chagall. One of 6500 unsigned impressions for the book edition on wove velin paper. Chagall portrayed the King as a guiding light with raised hands. This is not a reprint, photomechanical reproduction, offset lithographs or giclée prints. It is an original lithograph from Chagall's Bible I, as referenced in Mourlot's catalogue raisonné.

Printed by: Atelier Mourlot, Paris

Dimensions: 9" x 14"

Condition: Very Good. No damage noted.

Bio: Marc Chagall was born Movsha (Moses) Shagal on 7 July 1887, into a poor family living on the fringes of the Russian empire. When he died 98 years later, he was the last surviving member of the School of Paris and a multimillionaire with a flat on the Isle St Louis in Paris and a villa in the south of France. Chagall was a French-Russian artist and early Modernist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism through his fantastical, narrative paintings. Chagall was raised immersed in Jewish culture, and religious iconography, traditions, and folklore would permeate his work throughout his career.