Marc Chagall - Eve cursed by God (Eve cursed by God).
- Description
- Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
| Type of artwork | Prints & Editions |
| Year | 1960 |
| Technique | Lithograph |
| Framed | Framed |
| Dimensions | 35.5 x 26.5 cm (h x w) |
| Incl. frame | 58.5 x 48.5 cm (h x w) |
| Signed | Unsigned/Print signed |
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Title of artwork: Eva maudite par Dieu (Eve cursed by god)
Technique: Original Lithograph. On the back of the sheet is an original lithograph in black on the back. This is not a recent reproduction or reprint (offset printing or otherwise) but the original lithograph from 1960. Signature: Not signed Publisher: Éditions de la Revue Verve, Tériade, Paris Printing house: Mourlot, Paris Reference: Mourlot, F., Chagall Lithography [II] 1957-1962, A. Sauret, Monte Carlo 1963, no. 236 and 259 Year: 1960 Condition: In excellent condition, considering the age of the work. Image dimensions: 35.5 x 26.5 cm Frame dimensions: 58.5 x 48.5 cm Framed in authentic luxury wooden frame. Black with gold with black side. The frame is 2.5cm high and 5cm wide. Because the original passe partout was yellowed and damaged, a new black passe partout was provided and the whole floating framed. See also the photos taken before the work was placed back in the original frame. These photos are available to the buyer if desired. Background work: “Eve Cursed by God” 1960 Chagall created a moving work through this original lithograph. It shows Eve naked and ridiculed after her mistake. The position of her right arm, her downcast eyes and her face blushing with shame illustrate the guilt that gnaws at her. Despite everything, God has not abandoned her: at the top left of the drawing we can read the Hebrew tetragrammaton JHWH, four letters that form the name of God, Jahwe, which could be translated as “I am here for you”. This is also implied by the friendly and fatherly nature of God’s message at the top right of the drawing. God did not abandon Eve despite her disobedience. The large tree that protects Eve with its branches also reinforces this idea. Eve's body is like a shell ready to receive the love that Adam has for her, which will manifest in the birth of their children, Cain and Abel. This means that Eve will become the first 'giver of life', the original mother. Adam and Eve will compose their future under changed circumstances. Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist, who made paintings, stained glass windows, ceramics, book illustrations, tapestries, prints. Although he was influenced by different styles, cubism, expressionism, symbolism, fauvism and surrealism, he always painted in his own way. Chagall was considered the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists. For decades, he was also respected as the world's foremost Jewish artist. In 1906, Chagall took drawing and painting lessons from the Russian portrait artist Yehuda Pen. That same year, Chagall moved to St. Petersburg to continue his studies at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting, where he briefly apprenticed with the artist and stage designer Leon Bakst. Bakst, himself a devout Jew, is said to have encouraged Chagall to introduce Jewish imagery and themes into his work, a practice that was unpopular at the time. In 1910 Chagall arrived in Paris, where cubism emerged as a leading movement. In Paris he exhibited in the Salon des Indépendants and in the Salon d'Automne. During this period he made art based on his idea of Eastern European Jewish folk culture. In 1914 he had his first so show in Der Sturm in Berlin. In 1915 he married Bella Rosenfeld, and they moved to St. Petersburg. He spent the war years in Soviet Belarus, becoming one of the country's leading artists and a member of the modernist avant-garde. He founded the Vitebsk Arts College before returning to Paris in 1922. Bella died in 1944, and Chagall remarried in 1952, to Valentina Brodsky. From 1957 onwards Chagall returned regularly to Reims, where he worked with the Jacques Simon Workshop on a number of important projects in France and internationally: stained glass windows for Metz Cathedral (1968), the United Nations in New York (1964), Reims Cathedral (1974). In 1962 stained glass windows were installed in the synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. He also painted on a large scale, including part of the ceiling of the Paris Opéra (1964).
Technique: Original Lithograph. On the back of the sheet is an original lithograph in black on the back. This is not a recent reproduction or reprint (offset printing or otherwise) but the original lithograph from 1960. Signature: Not signed Publisher: Éditions de la Revue Verve, Tériade, Paris Printing house: Mourlot, Paris Reference: Mourlot, F., Chagall Lithography [II] 1957-1962, A. Sauret, Monte Carlo 1963, no. 236 and 259 Year: 1960 Condition: In excellent condition, considering the age of the work. Image dimensions: 35.5 x 26.5 cm Frame dimensions: 58.5 x 48.5 cm Framed in authentic luxury wooden frame. Black with gold with black side. The frame is 2.5cm high and 5cm wide. Because the original passe partout was yellowed and damaged, a new black passe partout was provided and the whole floating framed. See also the photos taken before the work was placed back in the original frame. These photos are available to the buyer if desired. Background work: “Eve Cursed by God” 1960 Chagall created a moving work through this original lithograph. It shows Eve naked and ridiculed after her mistake. The position of her right arm, her downcast eyes and her face blushing with shame illustrate the guilt that gnaws at her. Despite everything, God has not abandoned her: at the top left of the drawing we can read the Hebrew tetragrammaton JHWH, four letters that form the name of God, Jahwe, which could be translated as “I am here for you”. This is also implied by the friendly and fatherly nature of God’s message at the top right of the drawing. God did not abandon Eve despite her disobedience. The large tree that protects Eve with its branches also reinforces this idea. Eve's body is like a shell ready to receive the love that Adam has for her, which will manifest in the birth of their children, Cain and Abel. This means that Eve will become the first 'giver of life', the original mother. Adam and Eve will compose their future under changed circumstances. Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist, who made paintings, stained glass windows, ceramics, book illustrations, tapestries, prints. Although he was influenced by different styles, cubism, expressionism, symbolism, fauvism and surrealism, he always painted in his own way. Chagall was considered the last survivor of the first generation of European modernists. For decades, he was also respected as the world's foremost Jewish artist. In 1906, Chagall took drawing and painting lessons from the Russian portrait artist Yehuda Pen. That same year, Chagall moved to St. Petersburg to continue his studies at the Zvantseva School of Drawing and Painting, where he briefly apprenticed with the artist and stage designer Leon Bakst. Bakst, himself a devout Jew, is said to have encouraged Chagall to introduce Jewish imagery and themes into his work, a practice that was unpopular at the time. In 1910 Chagall arrived in Paris, where cubism emerged as a leading movement. In Paris he exhibited in the Salon des Indépendants and in the Salon d'Automne. During this period he made art based on his idea of Eastern European Jewish folk culture. In 1914 he had his first so show in Der Sturm in Berlin. In 1915 he married Bella Rosenfeld, and they moved to St. Petersburg. He spent the war years in Soviet Belarus, becoming one of the country's leading artists and a member of the modernist avant-garde. He founded the Vitebsk Arts College before returning to Paris in 1922. Bella died in 1944, and Chagall remarried in 1952, to Valentina Brodsky. From 1957 onwards Chagall returned regularly to Reims, where he worked with the Jacques Simon Workshop on a number of important projects in France and internationally: stained glass windows for Metz Cathedral (1968), the United Nations in New York (1964), Reims Cathedral (1974). In 1962 stained glass windows were installed in the synagogue of the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. He also painted on a large scale, including part of the ceiling of the Paris Opéra (1964).
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| Condition | Very good | ||||||||
| Some very minor spots on the list. | |||||||||
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| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Bergen op zoom, The Netherlands | ||||||||
| Shipment | Parcel post | ||||||||
| Price | Up to 10 kg.
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