Marc Chagall *
(Witebsk 1889-1985 Saint Paul de Vence) "Joseph receives his Brothers", etching, coloured by hand, sheet 23 from the series: Bible, 1931-55, monogrammed M. Ch., signed in the plate Chagall, No. 50 of 100 numbered copies, plate size 29,5 x 23,5 cm, sheet size 53,5 x 39 cm, framed, (EH)
Provenance: Galleria Ciranna, Milan (label to the board verso); Brerarte, Milan 1969 (label to the board verso); Private Collection, Italy Illustrated in: Exhibition Catalogue of Sprengel’s Chagall, Sprengel Museum Hanover, Hanover 2005, page 126 ill. 265 (a different version) Chagall’s Bible illustrations marked a new phase of his artistic development. Alongside his representations of the passages that relate to the Jewish tradition, there are also works that refer to Christian themes, such as the etching offered here; "Joseph receives his brothers (and forgives them)". References to Rembrandt’s painting of the same name are clearly visible here. Chagall’s goal was to emphasise the humanity of the biblical characters and to create a new Jewish contemporary art. (Exhibition Catalogue of Sprengel’s Chagall, Sprengel Museum Hanover, Hanover 2005, page 117)
Specialist: Mag. Elisabeth Hirschmann-Huemer
Mag. Elisabeth Hirschmann-Huemer
+43-1-515 60-557
elisabeth.hirschmann-huemer@dorotheum.at
26.09.2012 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 4,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 2,800.-
Marc Chagall *
(Witebsk 1889-1985 Saint Paul de Vence) "Joseph receives his Brothers", etching, coloured by hand, sheet 23 from the series: Bible, 1931-55, monogrammed M. Ch., signed in the plate Chagall, No. 50 of 100 numbered copies, plate size 29,5 x 23,5 cm, sheet size 53,5 x 39 cm, framed, (EH)
Provenance: Galleria Ciranna, Milan (label to the board verso); Brerarte, Milan 1969 (label to the board verso); Private Collection, Italy Illustrated in: Exhibition Catalogue of Sprengel’s Chagall, Sprengel Museum Hanover, Hanover 2005, page 126 ill. 265 (a different version) Chagall’s Bible illustrations marked a new phase of his artistic development. Alongside his representations of the passages that relate to the Jewish tradition, there are also works that refer to Christian themes, such as the etching offered here; "Joseph receives his brothers (and forgives them)". References to Rembrandt’s painting of the same name are clearly visible here. Chagall’s goal was to emphasise the humanity of the biblical characters and to create a new Jewish contemporary art. (Exhibition Catalogue of Sprengel’s Chagall, Sprengel Museum Hanover, Hanover 2005, page 117)
Specialist: Mag. Elisabeth Hirschmann-Huemer
Mag. Elisabeth Hirschmann-Huemer
+43-1-515 60-557
elisabeth.hirschmann-huemer@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Modern and Contemporary Prints |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 26.09.2012 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 18.09. - 26.09.2012 |
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