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Ahasuerus sends Vashti Away from Drawings for the Bible

Name: Ahasuerus Sends Vashti Away From Drawings For The Bible | Marc Chagall
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 27458

Marc Chagall

$2,500

Russian (1887–1985)

Date: circa 1960
Lithograph
Size: 14 in. x 10.5 in. (35.56 cm x 26.67 cm)
Frame Size: 20 x 16 inches

$2,500

Framed

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about Ahasuerus sends Vashti Away from Drawings for the Bible

Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), took a trip in 1931 to the Holy Land, which shook his perspective, spiritually and creatively.

In 1960 he created Drawings from the Bible, consisting of 24 color lithographs illustrating various scenes from the Bible. This lithograph shows the Persian King Ahasuerus banishing his wife Vashti for her refusal to come to the King’s banquet to show off her beauty. Esther was chosen to succeed her as queen.

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About The Artist: Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall (7 July 1887 – 28 March 1985) was a Russian-Belarusian-French painter of Jewish origin, who was born in Belarus, at that time part of the Russian Empire. He is associated with the modern movements after impressionism. Marc Chagall was born Moishe Shagal ; his name was rendered in the Russian language as Mark Zakharovich Shagalov. Chagall was born in Liozno, near Vitebsk, Belarus, the eldest of nine children in the close-knit...

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About The Medium: Lithograph

A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.

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