Chagall, Marc, Signed Numbered Color Lithograph, 1950 Start Price USD 25,000.00 Current Price USD 25,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, July 19, 2008 End Time Monday, July 28, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Chagall, Marc, Signed Numbered Color Lithograph, 1950' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Le Cochet Gris (The Grey Rooster), 1950 Artist: Chagall, Marc Medium: Original Color Lithograph Image Size: 29.33 in x 20.87 in (74.5 cm x 53 cm) Sheet Size: 35.63 in x 25.2 in (90.5 cm x 64 cm) Framed Size: 50 in x 39 3/4 in (127 cm x 100.96 cm) Signature: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right Edition: Published out of an edition of only a few proofs Condition: Excellent    Description:In this piece about love, romance, tradition, and fantasy, Chagall offers us a refreshing image of caring intimacy. Composed in a marvelous palate of soft earthen gray, rich black, and a wonderfully bright and contrasting ruby red, the colors become a visual feast. This beautiful array of colors transforms into a metaphor about the varying stages of love-from infatuation in a budding romance, to the comfortable understanding love of a seasoned couple. Charming, elegant and graceful, Chagall constructs an iconography of love. The blissful couple in the background is complimented by the proud and boastful cochet gris, or gray rooster. The brilliant red portions on the rooster's comb create a visual sweep throughout the work, beginning at the rooster and moving our eyes strait to the ruby lips of beautiful woman. Through the use of color and graceful lines, Chagall creates a sense of gentle movement, giving life and energy to the work. This is a rare and remarkable work, striking vivid colors, it is in pristine condition! The lithograph was printed by Charles Sorlier under the direction of Chagall. This is a rare work never commercialized or published. A very limited number of artist's proofs exist, often bearing a dedication. A guaranteed authentic signature by Chagall appears in pencil in the lower right margin, and also in the plate 'Marc Chagall 1950' in the lower left. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work) : 1) Sorlier, Charles, Chagall Lithographs, Vol. V, Crown Publishers, New York, 1984. Listed on page 192 as plate CS 3. About the Framing:Custom framed in glorious gold moulding with delicate vegetal details and feminine styling. All materials are museum quality and archival. Framing is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. Who is Masterworks Fine Art? 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