Rachel Goes Away with Jacob, Carrying Off Her Father’s Graven Images, 1960

Heliogravure on wove paper
Printed by Draeger Frères, Paris 1960
From Marc Chagall’s celebrated Bible series
Framed with museum-quality UV70 glass and a reverse viewing panel for image on verso
Size 39cm x 47cm (Framed)

Chagall returned repeatedly to Biblical themes throughout his career, seeing them not simply as religious narratives but as poetic and symbolic stories. His Bible illustrations are among the most admired works of his graphic oeuvre.
This image depicts the moment Rachel leaves with Jacob, carrying the household idols of her father Laban — a scene from the Book of Genesis. The figures appear within Chagall’s dreamlike landscape, rendered with the expressive line and emotional intensity that characterise the artist’s work.