| "Moses Receiving the Tablets of Law" Original lithograph in colours by Marc Chagall for his renowned book "The Bible". In his first Bible cycle of 1956, Chagall, in addition to the kings, archfathers, angels and prophets from the Old Testament, also considered the story of Moses: to it he dedicated a total of 4 motifs in this volume. This is the first one of the series and shows the handing over of the tablets with the ten commandments to Moses from God's hand. This is N O T a mass-produced reprint (offset or grano lithograph from a later "Limited edition") but the original lithograph from Chagalls "Bible I", exactly as referenced in Mourlots catalogue raisonné. Edition: | One of 6500 unsigned impressions for the book edition on strong velin paper. In addition, 75 pencil-signed and numbered impressions on Arches wove paper were published. | Sizes: | 35 x 26 cm | 13.8" x 10.2" (sheet size = image size) | Paper: | strong Vélin paper | Published by: | Éditions de la Revue Verve, Teriade, Paris | Printed by: | Mourlot, Paris | Remarks: | On the reverse: another original lithograph (Mourlot no. 128) Biblical reference: Ex. 19; Ex. 33. In 1956, the art critic and publisher Tériade brought out a special issue of the legendary art magazine Revue Verve, which was exclusively devoted to one of Marc Chagalls major themes: The Bible. For this outstanding issue, Chagall composed 18 full-page lithographs in colours and 12 in black and white. For his "Bible I" (4 years later, in 1960, the follow-up issue "Illustrations for The Bible" was published) Marc Chagall focused on characters from the Old Testament such as the Founding Fathers, the Kings, the Prophets and Angels. | Documentation/ References: | Cain, Julien, and Mourlot, Fernand. Chagall Lithograph [I], André Sauret, Monte Carlo 1960, p. 149-160, no. 123 + 128 Your print is being delivered with an abstract from the above catalogue raisonné. In addition, you'll receive a proof of identity (without selling price in case this print is intended as a present). | Condition: | Read more In very good condition, a well-preserved impression from the archives. Frame not included in delivery. | | | Customer Reviews: This item has not been rated, yet. Customer ratings may only be submitted by customers who have bought this item and are logged in. Your name will, of course, be displayed anonymized (e.g., "Tom H., United Kingdom").  *Applies to deliveries to Germany paid via PayPal. In case of payment by bank transfer, delivery will take 1-3 days longer from the day of your banker�s order. Delivery times for other countries and information for estimating the day of delivery can be found here |