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Frontispiece From L’odyssée

Marc Chagall

Christopher-Clark Fine Art United States

Artwork details

Artist: Marc Chagall
Title: Frontispiece From L’odyssée
Description: Homer’s Odyssey recounts the adventures of the Greek hero Ulysses (son of the king of Ithaca, husband of Penelope, and father of Telemachus) on his journey home, beset by adversity, to the island of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. He suffered the enmity of Poseidon after blinding his son, the one-eyed giant Polyphemus; his travels were therefore liable to be interrupted by storm and shipwreck caused by the vindictive sea-god. En route Ulysses and his companions encountered the Sirens, bird-like creatures with the heads of women, who drew sailors to their death with their irresistible, magic songs.
Date: 1974
Medium: Lithograph
Edition: 30
Signature: Signed
Catalogue Raisonne: 25310
Image: 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches
Sheet: 21 1/8 x 15 5/8 inches
Status: Sold

The Artist

Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall began using printmaking techniques when he was 35 years old. He produced a lot of lithographs, etchings, and woodcuts while residing in Berlin, Germany, during the time. The art dealer Vollard hired Chagall in 1923 to illustrate the Bible, La Fontaine’s Fables, and The Dead Souls by Gogol.