Chagall, Marc, Signed Numbered Color Lithograph, 1968 Start Price USD 28,000.00 Current Price USD 28,000.00 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 Numbered Color Lithograph, 1968' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Le soir d'été (The Summer Evening), 1968 Artist: Chagall, Marc Medium: Original Color Lithograph Image Size: 23.6 in x 16.5 in (60 cm x 42 cm) Sheet Size: 29.7 in x 20.7 in (75.5 cm x 52.5 cm) Framed Size: 45 in x 36 in (114.3 cm x 91.44 cm) Signature: Hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right Edition: Numbered 32/50 in pencil in the lower left Condition: Excellent    Description:Incredibly bold and bright with rich color saturation throughout the entire print, The Summer Evening is full of Chagall's traditional iconography most widely recognized in his color lithographs. Featuring a lush bouquet with highly expressive strokes and abundant detail, we also see a profile study of an embracing couple along the lower margin who are before a stunning window. Having been inspired by his immediate Parisian surroundings during this period, this work also reflects the complete sensory experience one can find while immersed one of Chagall's opulent and colorful prints. Created in Paris in 1968, this work is hand signed by Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) in pencil in the lower right margin and numbered 32/50 in pencil in the lower left margin. Printed on Vélin d'Arches paper out of the total edition of 50 (aside from a few artist's proofs) . Catalogue Raisonné & 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 as catalogue raisonné no. 545 on pg. 257 and illustrated on pg. 259.2. Sorlier, Charles. Chagall Lithographs, vol. III 1962 - 1968, Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York, 1986. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 545 on pg. 159. About the FramingFramed in museum-quality, archival materials, this work is set in a Spanish-style black and gold leaf frame. The shimmering tones of the gold moulding complements the cool tones in the work, found in the solid block colors of the paper collage. Lilacs is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, finished behind an archival Plexiglas® cover. Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. 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