Chagall, Marc Signed Color Lithograph Bonjour sur Paris Start Price USD 33,000.00 Current Price USD 33,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, June 26, 2008 End Time Sunday, July 06, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Chagall, Marc Signed Color Lithograph Bonjour sur Paris' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Artist: Chagall, Marc (1887 - 1985)Title: Bonjour sur Paris (Good Morning Over Paris) (1952)Medium: Original Color LithographImage Size: 21 1/2 in x 15 in (54.61 cm x 38.1 cm)Sheet Size: 25.9 in x 19.9 in (65.8 cm x 50.4 cm)Framed Size: 42 1/2 in x 38 in (107.95 cm x 96.52 cm)Signature: Chagall in pencil , LREdition: 16/75 , LLCondition: Excellent  Description:Chagall enraptures us amidst an early dawn in this scene over Paris.  With two lovers along the River Seine and an iconic rooster dominating the Parisian skyline, this piece evokes a peaceful and romantic tranquility. Bonjour sur Paris was created in Paris, 1952 and published by Mourlot Press in 1955.  Printed on Japan paper, this piece was made for the 100th Anniversary album (not for sale) and comes from a series of 35 ‘Epreuve d’artiste’ or artist’s proofs; there were also 75 other copies printed which were signed and numbered. Known as the universal symbol of fertility, the red rooster is featured here as a compliment to the two lovers reclining along the river Seine in Paris.  The twilight crescent moon is on the verge of fading into dawn as the early morning mist permeates the overall composition in a delicate yet brilliant blue.  The bright yellows flatter the subtle reds detailed in the rooster’s feathers and floral touches throughout the piece.  The Parisian landscape is barely visible as our attention here is drawn moreso toward the main theme surrounding ideas of love and passion, using Paris as merely a romantic backdrop to Chagall’s swirling canvas of color. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will enclose with the sale of the work) :1) Gauss, Ulrike, ed. Marc Chagall: The Lithographs, La Collection Sorlier, illustrated on pg. 76 as cat. no. 71 and detailed on pg. 77.2) Mourlot, Fernand and André Sauret, ed. The Lithographs of Chagall, 1960, listed as cat. no. 71 on pg. 101. About the Framing:Framed with archival materials to museum quality, this work is set in a robust, gold-leaf frame with organic, sculptural details. The brilliancy of the gold in the moulding enhances the bright hues in this work while the floral elements and detail compliment the subject matter of this piece. Complete with white, linen-wrapped mattes and a matching gold inner fillet, Bonjour sur Paris is set behind an archival Plexiglas cover.Style: Modern Master Who is Masterworks Fine Art? 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