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Marc Chagall: The Bible Series
Marc Chagall: The Bible Series
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In 1930, Marc Chagall was commissioned by notable art dealer and publisher, Ambroise Vollard, to complete an illustrated series of the Bible. Vollard believed the Bible was the most important piece of literature of all time and the cornerstone of Western tradition. The Bible was the central subject matter in Early Christian art, Renaissance art, and the Baroque period.
Before beginning this expansive suite of 105 etchings, Marc Chagall traveled to Palestine, Syria, and Egypt. The imagery of these pieces comes from direct experience with the land and people of the Bible.
The intense and detailed imagery in the Bible series is a product of Chagall's immense skill and concentration. He worked for a long time on each copper plate, sometimes making as many as twelve states and from four to fourteen trial proofs before Chagall felt that the piece was complete. It was in 1956 that the entire suite of etchings was finally completed. Chagall's Bible series became known as the first major illustrated edition of the Old Testament in modern times.
This suite of original hand colored etchings was printed in an edition of 100, plus proofs. Each piece is hand initialed and numbered by the artist.
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Marc Chagall
Plate 53 (The Sacrifice of Manoach) from The Bible Series
1958
Original hand colored etching
$14,500
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Marc Chagall
Plate 46 (Joshua Before Jericho) from The Bible Series
1958
Original hand colored etching
$14,500
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Marc Chagall
Plate 59 (Samuel Called by God) from The Bible Series
1958
Original hand colored etching
$14,500
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