Marc Chagall – Behind the Mirror

Marc Chagall – Untitled, *Derrière le Miroir* No. 225, 1977 – Double-page lithograph

This vibrantly coloured double-page lithograph after Marc Chagall (1887–1985) is taken from the renowned French art publication ‘Derrière le Miroir’, issue No. 225 , published in 1977 by Maeght Éditeur in Paris. The composition was published as part of this issue and showcases the artist’s unmistakable visual language.

Chagall’s works are characterised by a poetic blend of memory, imagination and symbolic motifs. His vibrant colours, dreamlike scenes and floating figures lend his compositions a particular lightness. This print, too, follows in the tradition of his imaginative and emotive visual world.

The work is titled ‘Sans titre’ (Untitled) and was published as a colour print in 1977. The print has a generous format of 55.5 × 38 cm and is printed on Vélin d’Arches paper with a stated grammage of approx. 250 g/m².

A distinctive feature is the original centre fold with traces of binding , which dates back to its publication as a double-page spread in *Derrière le Miroir*. On the reverse side are two further printed artworks . The signature is reproduced in the printing plate and was not added by hand at a later date.

The sheet is in an excellent state of preservation . The colours are vibrant, and the work has not yet been framed. The central fold line corresponds to its original published state.

An interesting collector’s item for enthusiasts of Marc Chagall, modern prints and 20th-century French art publications .

Product details

• Artist: Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
• Title: Sans titre (Untitled)
• Publication: *Derrière le Miroir*, No. 225
• Year of publication: 1977
• Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris
• Country of origin: France
• Technique: Colour offset printing / offset lithography
• Format: Original double-page spread from the art publication
• Paper: According to available information, Vélin d’Arches, approx. 250 g/m²
• Signature: Signed in the plate, no handwritten signature
• Print run: Published as part of issue no. 225; exact print run not specified
• Width: Approx. 55.5 x 38 cm
• Reverse: Two further printed artworks
• Centre fold: Original fold line and binding as published
• Framing: Unframed
• Condition: Excellent – vibrant colours, never framed

About Marc Chagall and *Derrière le Miroir*

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) is regarded as one of the most significant artists of classical modernism. Born in Vitebsk, the painter and graphic artist developed a distinctive visual language in which memories of his homeland, Jewish traditions, love, music and imagination merge. His works are characterised by intense colours, poetic symbolism and dreamlike compositions.

Alongside his painting, Chagall devoted himself intensively to printmaking. His lithographs, in particular, made his colourful visual world accessible to a wider audience. To this end, he collaborated for many years with the Parisian art publisher Aimé Maeght and his publishing house.

The art magazine *Derrière le Miroir*, founded in 1946, developed into one of the most important publications on modern art in the 20th century. Maeght Éditeur published works and texts by significant artists such as Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, Georges Braque and Marc Chagall in its pages. Numerous issues featured prints created specifically for the publication or reproduced from existing works.

Issue No. 225 from 1977 is one such historic art publication. This double-page spread documents Chagall’s artistic work in the 1970s and combines his characteristic visual language with Maeght’s long-standing tradition of printing and publishing.