

Profil Bleu
Profil Bleu exemplifies Chagall's mastery of the lithographic medium during his most celebrated period. Created in 1967, this signed print presents a dreamlike profile rendered in the artist's characteristic palette of vibrant blues, greens, and warm earth tones. The composition captures Chagall's fascination with the human form and emotional expression through color and gesture, where a contemplative profile emerges from an abstracted background animated by gestural marks and translucent washes. The work demonstrates the technical sophistication that defined Chagall's printmaking practice, with careful layering of tones creating depth and movement across the composition. This impression from an edition of 150 bears the security of a numbered edition, offering collectors access to a significant work from the artist's prolific later years. The print's scale and refined execution make it an important example of Chagall's ability to invest intimate emotional content into abstraction. The interplay between figuration and pure color creates a lyrical quality that invites extended viewing, rewarding collectors with new discoveries in each viewing. For those drawn to Chagall's visionary approach and his exploration of memory, spirituality, and human connection through modernist language, Profil Bleu represents a superb acquisition that captures the artist's poetic sensibility at its height.
- Medium
- Marc Chagall, Profil Bleu, (Sorlier 476), 1967, Signed, Lithograph, Edition 31/150, 30.12" x 22.44 Sheet Size, 25.2" x 18.9" Image Size
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- Gallery · Georgetown Frame Shoppe
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