בידספיריט | מארק שאגאל - Marc Chagall

מארק שאגאל - Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - ”אקרובט. מארק שאגאל (1887-1985) – ”אקרובט עם כינור” – תחריט נדיר ביותר משנות ה-20. L’Acrobate au violin [אקרובט עם כינור]. חתום בעפרון. תחריט: 31.5X41.5 ס”מ (דף 45X57 ס”מ), ממוסגר  Chagall made his first attempts at etching to illustrate his autobiography, My Life, which he wrote in 1922 and 1923. Shortly thereafter, he was approached by Ambroise Vollard to create a series. Chagall suggested the text of Gogol’s Lost Souls as a theme. Vollard was pleased with these etchings and commissioned a second set in 1931 – this time, illustrations of the Old Testament. Chagall used the opportunity as an excuse to travel extensively through the Holy Land.