Marc Chagall

from the Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem:
The Tribe of Dan, 1964
Inventory # 51911

Original color lithograph on wove paper. Hand signed by the artist in pencil, "Marc Chagall," lower right and numbered "XXXVIII / LXXV" lower left. Impression from the edition of 75 numbered in Roman numerals, aside from the editions of 200, 150 and 10 Artist Proofs. An impression from one of the plates drawn by Charles Sorlier after gouaches done by Chagall from the series titled "Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem". Published and printed by Editions Fernand Mourlot, Paris. Image size: 24 1/4" x 18"; Sheet size: 29 1/4" x 20 3/4" Catalogue reference: Mourlot CS 18 The Twelve Maquettes of Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem is an album that Chagall designed between 1960 and 1962 for the Hadassah Synagogue, which is situated outside Jerusalem. The windows in this Synagogue were made after maquettes that Chagall drew. It was in collaboration with master lithographer Charles Sorlier at the Mourlot studio, that Chagall used these maquettes to create a series of 12 color lithographs. Sorlier interpreted Chargall’s maquettes onto stone and Chagall, who then signed the finished editions, supervised the proofing, colors and correction. One of Chagall’s first designs for stained glass was for the Plateau d’Assy in France. When he came to make those for the Jerusalem Synagogue, he wanted above all to emphasize two qualities – color as an expressive and emotional force, as well as the symbols of the twelve tribes. The placement of the forms within the image is not only an extension of his free compositional handling of space as a poetic effect, but was also designed in terms of the worshippers who would see and feel the effects of the windows. The lithographs have a vibrant quality of colors, which has made them amongst the most admired of Chagall’s graphic concepts.

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