This 1962 Marc Chagall poster is for the French Government. to promote the French Riviera. Nice, sun and flowers. It shows a mermaid with vibrant red hair holding a massive, colorful bouquet of flowers against a deep blue, nighttime Mediterranean background with a full moon. The lower portion shows a coastline, likely near Nice, with palm trees and a small fish floating in the water.
Artist: Marc Chagall
Printed for French Government for the Department of Travel and Tourism
Printed by Mourlot in France
Limited Edition of 5000
Dimensions: 39 in x 24.5 in (99 cm x 62 cm)
Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin. An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints. He experienced modernism's "golden age" in Paris, where "he synthesized the art forms of Cubism, Symbolism, and Fauvism, and the influence of Fauvism gave rise to Surrealism".
What is special about exhibition and gallery posters is that they are an affordable way of getting good, unique art on the walls, as although it is not an artists original, neither is it something that has been mass reproduced.
Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm.
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