Auction 40 · Lot 289
The Song of Songs. Lithograph poster by Charles Sorlier, signed by Chagall lower right
- Estimate
- $2,000–$2,500
- Hammer price
- $1,500
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
Chagall, Marc.
Place
Paris, 1975
Description
Framed
summary
This interpretative lithograph was executed by Charles Sorlier from the left section of one of the preliminary dummies for the larger picture, The Song of Songs III. It was created to publicize the National Biblical Message Museum in Japan. This copy is one of a number of that were signed by Chagall for the Soceity of the Friends of the National Marc Chagall Biblical Message Museum, Nice, marked with the stamp of the association at top. See Chagall's Posters, Catalogue Raisonne (1975) p. 142
approx. 20 x 30 inches
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