| | "Quai de Bercy"
According to the graphic works catalogue, Chagall began his cycle on Paris with this large-sized lithograph, which does not show any of the well-known Paris sights, but only one of the many jetties along the river Seine. Why was this place so important for Chagall? The graphic gives the answer: Apparently, this was where he could visualise his nostalgia and longing for his family. The melancholy of his choice of colours and the symbolism of this piece speaks for itself, while the quay becomes a 'secondary battlefield'. And Chagall's characteristic graphic symbols are back: his donkey-like animal, this time winged in order to become airborne. The tree directing him to his roots, and the intimate, and seemingly earnest lovers.
| Technique: | Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot no. 93)
This is N O T a mass-produced reprint (photomechanical reproduction such as offset lithographs or giclée prints) but the original lithograph from Chagall's "Paris" book, exactly as referenced in Mourlots catalogue raisonné. | | Year: | 1954 | | Sizes: | 38 x 56 cm / 15" x 22" (sheet) - 38 x 46 cm / 15" x 18" (image) | | Edition | Paper: | One of 2500 unsigned impressions for the book edition on smooth velin paper. In addition, 75 pencil-signed and numbered impressions on Arches wove paper were published. | | Published by: | Maeght Editions, Paris | | Printed by: | Mourlot, Paris | | Remarks: | Text on the reverse, as published in 1954 | | Documentation / References: | Cain, Julien, u. Mourlot, Fernand. Chagall Lithograph [I], André Sauret, Monte Carlo 1960, pages 131 to 135, No. 93
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In very good condition, with vibrant colours. Extremely rare, in this condition! Comes unframed. | | | This original lithograph has been backed with linen by our conservator for preservation purposes and in order to flatten the characteristic central fold. Ready to frame! Read more about Stabilising and preserving old, valuable posters and graphics. |
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