Masters of Art Chagall

by Haftmann, Werner

• ISBN13: 9780810907942
• ISBN10: 0810907941
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1984-04-01
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Summary

Chagall widened the intellectual scope of painting, making fantasy images just as important as visible reality, and giving even natural objects legendary and mythical associations.

Table of Contents

Marc Chagall	7	(48)
Werner Haftmann
COLORPLATES
The Cellist Private collection
Self-Portrait with Brushes Collection Alport, Oxford, England	48	(2)
Still Life with Lamp Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne	50	(2)
I and the Village Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund	52	(2)
The Drunkard Collection Frau Milada Neumann, Caracas	54	(2)
To Russia, Asses, and Others Musee National d'Art Moderne, Paris	56	(2)
The Holy Coachman Private collection	58	(2)
Homage to Apollinaire Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven	60	(2)
Mazin, the Poet Collection Frau Ida Meyer-Chagall, Basel	62	(2)
The Poet, or Half-Past Three Philadelphia Museum of Art. Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection	64	(2)
Golgotha Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Lillie P. Bliss Bequest	66	(2)
The Soldier Drinks The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City	68	(2)
The Fiddler Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. On loan from the State Collection	70	(2)
Jew in Green Private collection, Geneva	72	(2)
The Blue House Musee des Beaux-Arts, Liege	74	(2)
The Promenade State Russian Museum, Leningrad	76	(2)
Composition with Circles and Goat Collection the artist	78	(2)
The Watering Trough Collection Vicomtesse Charles de Noailles, Paris	80	(2)
Peasant Life Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo	82	(2)
Equestrienne Private collection, Switzerland	84	(2)
Fruits and Flowers Private collection, Paris	86	(2)
Equestrienne Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam	88	(2)
White Crucifixion The Art Institute of Chicago	90	(2)
Midsummer Night's Dream Musee de Peinture et de Sculpture, Grenoble	92	(2)
Scene Design for the Finale of the Ballet ``Aleko'' Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Lillie P. Bliss Bequest	94	(2)
The Juggler Collection Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman, New York City	96	(2)
The Wedding Candles Private collection	98	(2)
The Falling Angel Private collection, Basel	100	(2)
Flayed Ox Private collection, Paris	102	(2)
The Farmyard Private collection	104	(2)
Clowns at Night Private collection	106	(2)
Moses Receiving the Tablets of the Law Private collection, Paris	108	(2)
King David Collection the artist	110	(2)
Portrait of Vava Collection Mme Valentine Chagall, Saint-Paul-de-Vence	112	(2)
Lunaria Private collection, Paris	114	(2)
The Blue Face Collection A. Maeght, Paris	116	(2)
The Big Circus Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York City	118	(2)
Easter Collection the artist	120	(2)
The Magician Private collection	122	(2)
The Sun of Poros Collection the artist	124	(2)
The Message of Odysseus (detail) Faculte de Droit et des Sciences Economiques de l'Universite, Nice	126