| | "Moses III"
Moses is one of the most important personalities in the history of the Jewish people. Chagall dealt with the story of Moses several times and the prophet inspired many of his artworks. Commissioned by God, Moses had the difficult task of leading the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt to freedom. In the Sinai desert, he eventually received the Ten Commandments from God. In the Jewish tradition, the Ten Commandment are considered directives. “If you love God, you will not steal, lie or commit adultery”.
In this third theme of his graphics on Moses, Chagall depicts the prophet as he turns towards God and listens carefully to what God tells him. He bears the stone tablets with the directives tightly in the manner of a precious treasure. His right hand indicates the directives intended to guarantee each member of the Jewish community a future life in dignity, freedom and justice. The purple background interprets the situation as a spirit-filled moment, the colour blue being a symbol for God’s faith in his people, in good times and in bad.
| Technique: | Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot 125)
On the reverse: another original lithograph, plain-coloured (M 130) 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 Bible I, exactly as referenced in Mourlot's catalogue raisonné. | | Year: | 1956 | | Sizes: | 35 x 26 cm / 14" x 10.2" (sheet) | | Edition / Paper: | One of 6500 unsigned impressions from the book edition on strong velin paper. In addition, 75 pencil-signed and numbered impressions on Arches wove paper were published. | | Published by: | Éditions de la Revue Verve, Tériade, Paris | | Printed by: | Atelier Mourlot, Paris | | Remarks: | Biblical reference: Ex 34, 29-31 In 1956, the French art critic and publisher Tériade brought out a special issue of the legendary art magazine Verve, which was exclusively devoted to one of Marc Chagalls major themes: The Bible. For this outstanding issue, Chagall composed 18 full-page colour lithographs and 12 in black and white. For his "Bible I" Marc Chagall focused on characters from the Old Testament such as the Founding Fathers, the Kings, the Prophets and Angels. Four years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was published, with another 24 gorgeous color lithographs. Since then, vast numbers of reproductions were put in circulation which are anything but original(!) lithographs.* | | Documentation / References: | Cain, Julien, and Mourlot, Fernand. Chagall Lithograph [I], André Sauret, Monte Carlo 1960, pages 149 to 160, numbers 125 and 130
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In very good condition, an excellent impression from the archives. Frame not included in delivery. |
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