MARC CHAGALL Russian-French, 1887–1985 Salute to Jerusalem (from the Bible Series), 1956 Etching Limited edition etching which is Plate 98 from the artist's Bible Series. The composition is an example of Chagall’s lyrical and symbolic style, featuring a crowned lion—the Lion of Judah—standing beneath an ethereal sky. An angelic figure floats above a panoramic view of Jerusalem, which is rendered as a celestial city. Unsigned. Framed. Not examined out of frame. Plate (approx): 11.5 x 9.75 inches; sight (as matted): 12.5 x 10.75 inches; frame: 23.5 x 20 inches $1,000-1,600
PROVENANCE: Per a verso gallery label (Bellette Hofmann Fine Art), the artwork is part of a limited edition of 295 (this being number 157/295). Acquired at Bellette Hofmann Fine Art, New York City.
ARTIST PROFILE: Marc Chagall (1887–1985) was a Russian-French artist whose dreamlike images were composed on emotional and poetic associations rather than traditional pictorial logic. Born into a poor Hassidic family in Vitebsk (now Belarus), he drew endlessly on the imagery of his Eastern European childhood, before moving to Paris where he mixed with leading Fauvist, Cubist, and Surrealist painters and developed the recognizable trademarks of his art — strong color, floating figures, and scenes from Vitebsk placed seemingly at random, often upside-down or superimposed. Over a long career spanning nearly a century, he worked across painting, stained glass, book illustration, ceramics, tapestries, and stage design, and is widely regarded as one of the most beloved modernist artists of the 20th century.
