Marc Chagall - (1887 - 1985)

Adam and Eve are Banished From Paradise 1960

From the Bible Series

Lithograph on Vélin Paper, Dimensions: 13.85" x 10.14"

This is the original lithograph from Chagall's Bible II series, as referenced in Mourlots catalogue raisonné Ref 237 - 50 signed and numbered impressions plus 6500 unsigned impressions for Verve (of which ours is one).

"Ever since my earliest youth I have been fascinated by the Bible. I have always believed that it is the greatest source of poetry of all time...The Bible is an echo of nature, and this I have endeavored to transmit.... In art everything is possible, so long as it is based on love." Chagall

This vintage lithograph was printed in 1960 and is from Marc Chagall’s Bible Series. Chagall's work was dominated by two rich sources of imagery; memories of the Jewish life and folklore of his early years in Russia, and the Bible. He said: “Ever since my earliest youth I have been fascinated by the Bible. I have always believed that it is the greatest source of poetry of all time. The Bible is an echo of nature, and this I have endeavoured to transmit. In art everything is possible, so long as it is based on love.” These illustrations for the Bible were commissioned in 1930 by Ambroise Vollard, the Paris art dealer. World War II interrupted the work, which was finally completed in France in the early 1950s. The first lithographs, printed by the great French lithographers Mourlot Frères, were published in 1956. They were met with such high acclaim that Chagall made a further set, which was published in 1960. One Kings Lane

In 1956, the French art critic and publisher Tériade brought out a special issue of the legendary art magazine Verve, which was exclusively devoted to one of Marc Chagalls major themes: The Bible. For this outstanding issue, Chagall composed 18 full-page colour lithographs and 12 in black and white. For his "Bible I" Marc Chagall focused on characters from the Old Testament such as the Founding Fathers, the Kings, the Prophets and Angels. Four years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was published, with another 24 gorgeous color lithographs. Artistshome

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