Marc Chagall. Joseph recognized by his brothers. Etching. 1956.
Marc Chagall. Joseph recognized by his brothers. Etching. 1956.
Marc Chagall. Joseph recognized by his brothers. Etching. 1956.
Marc Chagall. Joseph recognized by his brothers. Etching. 1956.
Marc Chagall. Joseph recognized by his brothers. Etching. 1956.
Marc Chagall. Joseph recognized by his brothers. Etching. 1956.
Marc Chagall. Joseph recognized by his brothers. Etching. 1956.
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Artist: Marc Chagall (Russia/France, 1887 -  1985).
Title: Joseph recognized by his brothers.
Signed in plate: Signed in plate l.r., Inscribed verso in pencil: "Joseph recognized by his brothers," and "Shapiro," possibly the renowned Chicago art collector Joseph Randall Shapiro, or Meyer Schapiro, historian of art, participated in the first American edition, a friend of Chagall.
Dimensions: Image/plate 11 1/2" x 9 1/4". Sheet 16 3/4" x 12 7/8".
Edition:  SUITE Bible Etchings. Only 275 copies of the work were published.
Date: 1956.
Materials and Techniquesetching and drypoint on Montval paper.
Watermark: Galatea.
Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Conditiontanned backside; a color from the dust protection cardboard transferred to the back of the print. Remnants of old hinges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog RaisonneCramer 29.

Part of: Illustrations for the Bible.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Russian School XX C. French School XX C.
Note:  Chagall's biblical cycle is considered one of the pinnacles of his work.