1984 Marc Chagall Poster, The Juggler 1943, Le Jongleur, Cubism and Expressionism, gallery exhibition, wall art decor

This Marc Chagall exhibition poster is from the Fondation Maeght in Paris for a 1984 exhibition celebrating a retrospective of his painted works. It features "Le Jongleur" or "The Juggler" from 1943. The Juggler is a circus ballerina with a leg flung up in the kind of acrobatic posture, the pose survived in his iconography as a hieroglyph for the circus theme. This representational figure has a cocklike bird's head which is masculine in features and expression; two blossom-white, angelic wings transport this strange hermaphrodite-demon into another world. Thus the figure is woman, man, animal, demon, and angel all at the same time, comprising all manifestations of humanity.
Dimensions: 29 in x 17.5 in (74 cm x 44 cm)
Condition: slight fold mark top left corner, some rough edges, see photos.

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".

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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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