Marc Chagall Les Prophètes

Print

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Ventura College

Name/Title

Marc Chagall "Les Prophètes"

Description

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Type of Print

Lithograph

Artwork Details

Subject

Les Prophètes

Collection

Ventura College Art Department

Cataloged By

Ann Bittl

Category

Printmaking

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Anonymous

Notes

Acquired before 2000

Made/Created

Artist

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Date made

1958 - 1958

Time Period

Symbolism

Notes

Reference: Mourlot 141

Edition

Edition Size

75

Edition Number

35

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Lower right

Material/Technique

Pencil

Dimensions

Height

15-11/16 in

Width

12-3/16 in

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

LRC Library

Date

July 22, 2025

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Marc Chagall was born in Vitebsk, Belarus, in 1887. In 1907 he studied art with Leon Bakst in St. Petersburg; 1910 Settles in Paris until 1914; 1914 Holds a one-man show in Berlin, exhibiting work dominated by Jewish images and personages; 1917 Appointed Commissar for Fine Arts in Vitebsk; 1919 Appointed the art director of the Moscow Jewish State Theatre; 1922 Leaves Russia, eventually settling in Paris; 1931 Visits Israel for the opening of the Tel Aviv Art Museum; 1941 Spends the war years in the United States (until 1948); 1973 The Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall (National Museum of the Marc Chagall Biblical Message) opens in Nice, France; 1985 Dies 28 March in St. Paul de Vence, France.

Created By

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Create Date

July 22, 2025

Updated By

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Update Date

June 17, 2026