Marc Chagall “King David With Lyre” Edition 26/375

Design Plus Gallery presents King David with Lyre by Marc Chagall, a limited edition photomechanical facsimile. Chagall portrayed David in this piece with a harp which he was said to play ingeniously. He is holding the instrument gently in his arms, his music a salve to the people. His face is glowing in white, which is a sign of enlightenment, this king is a central Bible figure who united the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah and authored much of the Book of Psalms. Double matted and framed, the art is in good condition.

“Chagall, Marc (1887-1985). Russian artist of a devout Jewish family, born in Vitebsk. In 1907 he entered a minor art school in St. Petersburg. In 1910 he went to Paris where he came in contact with the Cubists where his work began to show Cubist influence, but subjects generally remain of life in Vitebsk. In 1914 he returned home. He was drawn back to his Jewish heritage and his marriage resulted in a series of exuberant paintings of lovers. After the revolution in 1918 Chagall was appointed director of the Vitebsk art school, which became a center of avant-garde ideas. In 1922 he went to Berlin executing etchings for Vollard. In 1925-1926 he completed a set of illustrations for an edition of La Fontaine’s Fables and held a one – man show in New York. In 1930 his autobiography, Ma Vie, was published and Chagall began to prepare illustrations for the Bible, traveling to the Middle East. He went to the U.S. in 1941, producing the décor for the Ballet Theater. He returned to France after the war. Of his later work his designs for stained glass windows should be mentioned, and his paintings for the ceilings of the Paris Opera.”