Sale: 377 / Modern Art, May 14. 2011 in Munich Lot 253

Marc Chagall - Der Engel des Gerichts


253
Marc Chagall
Der Engel des Gerichts, 1974.
Lithograph in colours
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,560
Sold:
€ 8,750 / $ 9,362

(incl. surcharge)
Lithograph in colors
Sorlier CS 45. Cf. Sorlier posters p. 147. Signed and numbered 145/200. Inscribed "Ch. Sorlier grav." on the stone. On wove paper by Arches (with watermark). 51,5 x 42,8 cm (20,2 x 16,8 in)Papier: 72 x 54 cm (28,3 x 21,2 in).
Lithographic interpretation after a segment of the draft for the fourth window arch of the northern transept in the Metz Cathedral, executed by Charles Sorlier and called "The Fall". The composition was used for the exhibition of works by Chagall in the national museum Message Biblique in Nice. Printed by Mourlot, Paris. Released by Friends of the Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Nice [SM].




253
Marc Chagall
Der Engel des Gerichts, 1974.
Lithograph in colours
Estimate:
€ 8,000 / $ 8,560
Sold:
€ 8,750 / $ 9,362

(incl. surcharge)