The Angel, 1960: Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall (1887–1985)

The Angel, 1960

Original colour lithograph on wove paper

Published by Éditions André Sauret, Monte Carlo

Printed by Mourlot, Paris (1960)

Catalogue raisonné: Mourlot 288

Created in 1960 for Chagall Lithographe I, The Angel was published by Éditions André Sauret, Monte Carlo, and printed by Mourlot in Paris. The work demonstrates Marc Chagall's extraordinary ability to combine spiritual imagery with poetic imagination. A luminous winged figure moves across the composition beneath a radiant celestial body, while bold passages of blue, green and black create an atmosphere that is both mysterious and deeply expressive.

Throughout his career, angels appeared frequently in Chagall's work as figures that connect the earthly and the spiritual. Here, the angel moves through the composition with sweeping, almost musical energy, accompanied by an indistinct white animal below. Rather than illustrating a specific biblical episode, Chagall creates a timeless vision in which memory, faith and imagination exist together.

Published by Éditions André Sauret, Monte Carlo and printed by the renowned Mourlot atelier in Paris, this original lithograph exemplifies Chagall's mastery of colour lithography. The dramatic contrasts, fluid brush-like marks and restrained composition reveal the remarkable freedom he achieved in the medium, creating an image that retains both immediacy and emotional power more than sixty years after it was first published.

Reference: Fernand Mourlot, Chagall Lithographe I: 1960–1968, Mourlot 288. Printed by Mourlot, Paris, and published by Éditions André Sauret, Monte Carlo.

Framed with Conservation Mat, Acid-free Foamboard and UV70 Art Glass

Size 43.5cm x 51.5cm (Framed)