1969. Lithographi in colours. 33,5 x 40 cm. Lo. ri. autographed Marc Chagall, lo. le. num. épreuve d'artiste XI/XXV as well as titled. - Literature: Cat. rais.: Mourlot 576 - Provenance: Private collection Schleswig-Holstein, North Germany - One of the most important artists of the 20th century, whose beginnings lay in Fauvism and who later found a distinctive lyrical-modern form of expression. C. attended private painting schools in St. Petersburg after failing to gain admission to the academy. With the help of a scholarship, he was able to move to Paris in 1910, where he soon found a connection to the avant-garde art scene and was able to take part in the customary exhibitions. During a visit to Russia, the First World War broke out and prevented C. from returning to Paris. He was unable to assert himself against Malevich as a cultural functionary of the Revolution and, after a stop in Berlin, he returned to France. Persecution of the Jews forced him into exile in New York in 1941-48, where he was honoured with a retrospective at MoMA. Back in France, he exhibited in many important European museums as well as at Documenta and received important public commissions. Mus.: New York (MoMA, Guggenheim Mus.), Paris (Centre Pompidou), London (Tate), Amsterdam (Stedelijk Mus.), Zurich (Kunsthaus), Chicago (Art Institute) a. others. Lit.: AKL, Mourlot/Sorlier: Chagall - Lithographe a. others.