Chagall Marc, Signed Numbered Color Lithograph, 1964 Start Price USD 26,500.00 Current Price USD 26,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, May 12, 2008 End Time Thursday, May 22, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Chagall Marc, Signed Numbered Color Lithograph, 1964' Description Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Offrande des fleurs (Flower Offering) Original Color Lithograph, Signed & Numbered ARTIST: Marc Chagall (1887-1985) TITLE: Offrande des fleurs (Flower Offering), 1964 MEDIUM: Original Color Lithograph IMAGE SIZE: 24 1/2" x 18 15/16" (62.2 x 48.1cm) SHEET SIZE: 29 3/4" X 22" (75.57cm x 55.88cm) FRAMED SIZE: 48" x 40 ½" (121.92cm x 102.87cm) SIGNATURE: This work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) in pencil in the lower right margin. EDITION: Annotated and numbered in pencil in the lower left margin: 'epreuve d'artiste XI/XXV' (aside from the total edition of 50). CONDITION: Excellent condition with bright colors throughout. DISCUSSION: Beautifully vibrant and incredible in scale, this 'Offering of Flowers' through a life-size window overlooking Paris evokes a sense of romanticism and wonder. Chagall is capable of capturing the essence of the city in its magical way of captivating all who visit. With this stunning bouquet, we see elements of the famed Eiffel Tower intertwined with lush flowers of pinks, violets, and canary yellows. The bright blue sky in the background serves to off-set and complement these colors to create a beautifully balanced scene. Created in September 1964, this work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin. Annotated 'epreuve d'artiste' (artist's proof) and numbered in roman numerals, 'XI/XXV.' Out of the total edition of 50, this work is printed on BFK Rives watermarked paper. DOCUMENTATION / COA: It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work): 1. Gauss, Ulrike, ed. Marc Chagall, The Lithographs - La Collection Sorlier. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 417 on pgs. 194-5. 2. Sorlier, Charles. Chagall Lithographs 1962 - 1968, Boston Book & Art Shop, Inc.: Boston, 1969. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 417 on pgs. 60-1. ABOUT THE FRAMING: Framed in museum-quality, archival materials, this work is set in an Italian style bronze and gold leaf frame. The muted tones of the bronze moulding compliments the subtle turquoise lowlights and also highlights the tones and textures of the highly detailed landscape. Offrande des fleurs is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet and finished behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. I. WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? II, QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? III. 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