{"product_id":"marc-chagall-the-blue-bouquet","title":"Marc Chagall - The Blue Bouquet","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003eThis print is a beautiful example of the collaborative work between the Russian-French master \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"94\"\u003eMarc Chagall\u003c\/b\u003e and his master lithographer, \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"136\"\u003eCharles Sorlier\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eBased on the imagery and the text visible at the bottom, here is a breakdown of what you have:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e1. The Artwork: \"The Blue Bouquet\" (Le Bouquet Bleu)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe central image is a reproduction of a theme Chagall returned to often: vibrant flowers set against a dreamlike, nocturnal blue background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSymbolism:\u003c\/b\u003e You can see classic Chagall motifs—a mother and child floating in the upper center, a crescent moon, and the profile of a donkey or goat (often representing the artist’s childhood in Vitebsk) at the bottom left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Inscription:\u003c\/b\u003e At the bottom left of the image, it says \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"58\"\u003e\"D'APRES MARC CHAGALL - CH. SORLIER GRAV.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eD'Après:\u003c\/b\u003e This is French for \"after.\" it means this is a lithographic interpretation of an original painting by Chagall, rather than a \"primary\" print drawn on the stone by the artist himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCh. Sorlier Grav.:\u003c\/b\u003e This identifies Charles Sorlier as the engraver\/lithographer. Sorlier was Chagall’s most trusted collaborator at the famous \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4,1,1,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"143\"\u003eMourlot Studios\u003c\/b\u003e in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e2. Identifying the Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eThis specific piece appears to be an \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"37\"\u003eexhibition poster\u003c\/b\u003e or a \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"60\"\u003edecorative lithographic print\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCommercial Posters:\u003c\/b\u003e Many of these were produced in the 1960s and 70s to advertise exhibitions at galleries or museums (like the Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall in Nice).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eArtistic Value:\u003c\/b\u003e While these \"after\" prints (created by Sorlier with Chagall’s permission) are not as valuable as original hand-signed lithographs, they are highly collectible and respected in the art world because of the incredible quality of the Mourlot printing process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"LatinArte","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54737196745076,"sku":"EB-53842652561780","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/7963\/9156\/files\/57_97b64c48-daf2-46b8-a0fa-520786cbf1b4.jpg?v=1780607941","url":"https:\/\/latinarte.shop\/products\/marc-chagall-the-blue-bouquet","provider":"LatinArte","version":"1.0","type":"link"}