Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Assuérus chasse Vasthi

Marc Chagall – Assuérus chasse Vasthi – SPADEM 1985 – No. 1482/3000

For sale is a high-quality, limited color lithograph after Marc Chagall (1887–1985) entitled Assuérus chasse Vasthi, after Chagall’s biblical composition from 1960.

The sheet comes from a luxury edition of 3,000 copies published in 1985. In the art trade this edition is listed as a high-quality Grano lithograph or lithographic reproduction.

On the back, this copy is clearly labeled and numbered:

MARC CHAGALL – Bible 1960
Assuérus chasse Vasthi
Été tirée à 3,000 exemplaires. Tous les exemplaires ont été numérotés.
Exemplaire 1482 / 3.000
Copyright by S.P.A.D.E.M. 1985

Thus the offered sheet is No. 1482 of 3,000 numbered copies. The edition appeared in 1985, in Marc Chagall’s year of death.

The motif goes back to Chagall’s original color lithograph Assuérus chasse Vasthi from 1960, from Dessins pour la Bible, which is documented as Mourlot 251.

The vividly colored portrayal from the Book of Esther shows King Ahasuerus (Assuérus) and Vashti. Characteristic are the intense blue, strong red, green and black tones, as well as Chagall’s expressive imagery.

Edition: SPADEM, 1985
Technique: color lithography / Grano lithography
Edition size: 3,000 numbered copies
Copy: 1482/3000
Signature: not hand-signed
Condition: very good for its age
Frame: no

Note / Disclaimer

The description was prepared to the best of knowledge based on the present sheet, its back-side edition details and available bibliographic information. No independent art-historical or materials-technical expertise has been conducted.

All photographs depict the actual offered copy and are part of the condition description. Color tone, brightness and contrast may vary from the original due to lighting, camera, and screen display.

Private sale from my own collection. The sheet is offered unframed.