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Spaightwood Galleries
Marc Chagall: The Beauty of Flowers, page 2
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From the prominent role that flowers play in so many of Chagall's paintings and lithographs, it is clear that they meant something important to him. Flowers feature prominently in works dealing with lovers, whether in their first inital reachings-out to each other or in the continuing beauty of their love; sometimes, in light of the sad expressionisms on the faces of one or the other of the lovers, they may also suggest the short lifespan of beautiful things (possibly in recognition of the sudden death of Chagall's beloved first wife, Bella, possibly in their traditional meaning in Dutch still lives of the Renaissance). If they are both beautiful and short-lived, however, they are also a symbol of the preciousness of the moment, of the need to seize that moment of love and hold on to it as fully as possible for as long as possible. But flowers are also often a symbol of new life, the return of beauty after the little death of winter and a sign of hope for a future blooming with new possibilities and fresh starts.
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Carte de voeux pour l'année 1974 (M. 708). Original color lithograph, 1974. 200 unsigned impressions reserved for Chagall. The lithograph is printed on arches paper folded to make a greeting card. Our impression contains a note addressed to "meine lieben Nina & Rudi" signed "Marc & Vava Chagall" by Chagall. Image size: 143x109mm. Price: $5250.
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Bouquet with hand (M. 207). Original lithograph, 1957. 90 signed & numbered + 6000 unsigned impressions for Jacques Lassaigne's Chagall (Maeght Editeur, 1957), from which our impression comes. The artist/lover stands in front of an easel holding a bouquet of flowers; below his hand, part of a palette is visible. Illustrated in Chagall Discovered From Russian and Private Collections, the catalogue of the 1987 Moscow Chagall Exhibition. Image size: 230x175mm. Price: $700.
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The Black and Blue Bouquet (M. 202). Original lithograph, 1957. 90 signed & numbered + 6000 unsigned impressions for Jacques Lassaigne's Chagall (Maeght Editeur, 1957), from which our impression comes. The artist/lover stands in front of an easel holding a bouquet of flowers; below his hand, part of a palette is visible. Illustrated in Chagall Discovered From Russian and Private Collections, the catalogue of the 1987 Moscow Chagall Exhibition. Image size: 230x175mm. Price: $700.
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Clown with flowers (M. 399). Original color lithograph, 1963. 40 signed & numbered + c. 2000 unsigned impressions for Chagall Lithographe II. Illustrated in the 1988 Moscow Chagall Exhibition. Image size: 320x240mm. Price: $1,075
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Bouquet a l'oiseau (M. 298). Original color lithograph, 1960. Edition: 75 signed & numbered impressions plus c. 2000 unsigned impressions for the front cover of the deluxe French art review, Derrière le Miroir. A brilliant impression of one of Chagall's most beautiful early images, matted so that the lettering above the image (Derrière le Miroir) and below it (Maeght Editeur-1960) is not visible. Illustrated Nice 1987. Image size: 340x260mm. Price: $1450.
We also have an impression with a complimentary signature available for $3750.
P.S. The colors are the same on both impressions and this one is the correct color.
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Apres l'Hiver / After the Winter (M. 651). Original color lithograph, 1972. 75 signed & numbered impressions + 5000 unsigned impressions for the deluxe art review, Derriere le Miroir published in 1972. Image size: 320x440mm. Price: $1,725.
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Lovers with bouquet (M. 281a). Original color lithograph, 1960. 100 numbered impressions + c. 2000 unsigned impressions for Chagall Lithographe I. There were also 40 signed and numbered impressions reserved for the artist. Image size: 325x250mm. Price: $1250.
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The Bay of Angels (M. 286). Original color lithograph, 1960. 100 numbered impressions + c. 2000 unsigned impressions for Chagall Lithographe I. There were also 40 signed and numbered impressions reserved for the artist. Image size: 325x250mm. Price: $1,575.
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Bouquet for Fernand (M. 635). Original color lithograph, 1972. 800 unsigned impression for Mourlot's Souvenirs et portraits d'Artistes, published in Paris by Alain Mazo. There were also 50 portfolios with Roman nummerals and several unnumbered artist's proofs. Ours is a signed trial proof on which Chagall has crossed off the printer's border marks (click here for full sheet). Image size: 335x260mm Price: $4750.
Also available: one of the 800 unsigned impressions for the edition. Price: $1500.
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Spaightwood Galleries, Inc.
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