Bidspirit auction | Marc Chagall: Carmen

Marc Chagall: Carmen - CHAGALL, MARC 1887 Vitebsk - 1985 St. Paul de Vence Title: Carmen. Date: 1967. Technique: Colour lithograph on Arches vellum. Depiction Size: 100,5 x 65cm. Sheet Size: 101,5 x 66,5cm. Notation: Signed and numbered. Number: 122/200. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. In the stone on the lower left is the typographical inscription: D'après Marc Chagall - CH. Sorlier Grav. The lithograph was printed by Mourlot, Paris. The work is based on a detail of a design for Chagall's mural ”Triumph of Music”, which the artist created for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The first draft of the subject was used as a poster for the opera. This second draft was further developed by the artist and published in a limited edition of 200 copies. Provenance: - Private collection South Germany Literature: - Sorlier, Charles: Chagall - Lithograph V, 1974-1979, Monte-Carlo 1984, cat. rais. no. CS 39, ill. Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Arrangement after the auction.   Explanations to the Catalogue Max Ernst Rhenish Expressionism Dadaism Surrealism Modern Art Sculptures 1970s Figure / Figures Sculpture Bronze