Gilden’s Art Gallery are delighted to present a series of works on paper from the Modern Master, Marc Chagall (1887-1985).
The focus of this exhibition is the artist as storyteller, in particular through examining the visual language that Chagall championed in letting the viewer’s imagination immerse them in his otherworldly depictions. The centrepiece of this exhibition is the rare opportunity to exhibit the complete series of twelve lithographs from the celebrated series “Four Tales from the Arabian Nights”, created in 1948, the final year of the artist’s exile in the United States. This body of work is considered a masterpiece of Chagall’s lithographic oeuvre and is the only series
that was completed outside of France. Further to this we have a number of works from the 1954, single artist show that was dedicated to Chagall by Aimé Maeght in Paris. The show was considered a turning point in Chagall’s career upon his return to Europe and cemented the artist as ‘Master of Colour’. This is beautifully illustrated in the “The Bouquet of Paris | Le bouquet de Paris”. With examples from the other two great literary series illustrated by the artist; “Daphnis and Chloe” and “The Bible”, we are sure there is an opportunity to discover a new side to Chagall’s imagery.
