Marc Chagall
Temple et Histoire de Bacchus (Temple and History of Bacchus)
part of the Daphnis and Chloé series.
This art is:
New
Hand Signed
Certificate of Authenticity is provided.
Custom Framed in a new contemporary black wood frame with a hand wrapped black linen mat with a gold fillet.
Marc Chagall metallic Name plate affixed on linen mat.
2 Panel Book Plate: as is typical with double-page art book insertions, there is a visible center verical fold line where it was originally bound in the publication. Please refer closely to the high-resolution photos for exact condition details. Excellent condition!
Framed Size: 30" x 24"
Image Size: 18" x 12"
Ready to hang hardware included
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Framed in the USA
Series: Daphnis and Chloé-The Greek Inspiration-In 1952 and 1954, the legendary French publisher Tériade commissioned Chagall to create a suite illustrating the ancient romance Daphnis and Chloé by the 2nd-century Greek writer Longus. Chagall traveled to Greece for inspiration. The profound light, rolling landscapes, and brilliant blue of the Aegean Sea deeply transformed his artistic palette.
Year: 1961
Temple and History of Bacchus is a narrative visual poem filled with Marc Chagall’s signature dreamlike imagery. The composition is built on a vibrant, warm color field dominated by radiant pinks, deep magentas, and sunny yellows contrasted against cool blues and greens at the base.
The Focal Center: Near the middle, a mother figures cradles a child while surrounded by dancing, celebratory nudes and mythological figures.
The Bacchic Rite: In ancient Greece, Bacchus (Dionysus) was the god of wine, theater, and ritual madness. Chagall captures this ecstatic, festive atmosphere through floating bodies, whimsical musicians, and dancing figures celebrating love and fertility.
The Mediterranean Backdrop: The structural pillars cutting through the upper portion of the scene symbolize the ancient temple, creating a stage-like environment where myth and nature blend seamlessly.
Marc Chagall Biography
Marc Chagall was a French-Russian artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in the painting I and the Village (1911). “When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it—a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand as a final test,” he said. “If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art.” Born Moishe Shagal on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk, Russia (present-day Belarus) to a Hasidic Jewish family, the artist was raised immersed in Jewish culture and iconography. Studying under the artist Yehuda Pen as a youth, the Judaic traditions and folklore of his hometown permeated Chagall’s paintings. After studying in St. Petersburg, the artist moved to Paris in 1910, where he quickly befriended members of the French avant-garde, including Robert Delaunay and Fernand Léger. Visiting Russia in 1914, the artist was prevented from returning to Paris due to the outbreak of World War I until 1926. In addition to his paintings, Chagall was also noted for his vibrant works in stained glass and lithography. Forced to flee Paris during World War II, Chagall lived in the United States and traveled through to Israel before returning to France in 1948. The artist died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France on March 28, 1985. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.