Ceramic

Joseph the Shepherd

(Joseph berger)

Marc CHAGALL

  • No. C-72
  • 1951
  • Dish
  • ochre clay, decorated with slips and oxides, underglaze
  • 16 7/16 x 13 1/4 in. (41.7 x 33.7 cm)
  • Signed Chagall at the bottom right corner
    Signed Marc Chagall Vence and dated 1951 on the back
  • Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice, France, inv. MBMC 2017.1.4

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  • Joseph the Shepherd, 1951, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

    Marc CHAGALL, Joseph the Shepherd (Joseph berger), 1951, ochre clay, decorated with slips and oxides, underglaze, 16 7/16 x 13 1/4 in. (41.7 x 33.7 cm), Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice © Adrien DIDIERJEAN/ADAGP, Paris, 2025

Provenance (2)

  • Artcurial, Paris, France (October 10, 2017, lot no. 63)
  • Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice, France, October 10, 2017, MBMC2017.1.4 (Artcurial, Paris, France, October 10, 2017, lot no. 63)

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Exhibitions (8)

  • Marc Chagall : Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, August 25, 1956 - October 21, 1956
  • Marc Chagall : 1950-1956, Kunsthalle Bern, Berne, Switzerland, October 27, 1956 - November 29, 1956
  • Marc Chagall : Werke van latere jaren / L'œuvre des dernières années, December 7, 1956 - February 24, 1957
    • Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 7, 1956 - January 14, 1957
    • Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium, January 19, 1957 - February 24, 1957
  • Hommage à Marc Chagall, Grand Palais, Paris, France, December 13, 1969 - March 8, 1970
  • De la chapelle au musée, Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice, France, May 5, 2018 - October 15, 2018
  • Nouveau parcours dans les collections, Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice, France, November 3, 2018 - April 29, 2019
  • Dans la lumière de la matière, Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice, France, January 29, 2022 - April 25, 2022

Publications (8)

  • Marc Chagall. Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, (exhibition catalogue, Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, August 25,1956 - October 21, 1956), Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, 1956, No. 130, p. 13
  • Marc Chagall : 1950-1956, (exhibition catalogue, Berne, Kunsthalle Bern, October 27,1956 - November 29, 1956), Berne, Kunsthalle Bern, 1956, No. 115
  • Marc Chagall : Werke van latere jaren, (exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, December 7, 1956 - January 14, 1957 ; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, January 19, 1957 - February 24, 1957), Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 1956, No. 233
  • Chagall. L'œuvre des dernières années, (exhibition catalogue, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, January 19, 1957 - February 24, 1957), Brussels, Bruxelles La Conti, 1957, No. 233
  • Hommage à Marc Chagall, (exhibition catalogue, Paris, Grand Palais, December 13,1969 - March 8, 1970), Paris, RMN-Réunion des Musées nationaux, 1969, No. 363, p. 264
  • SORLIER, Charles, MALRAUX, André, Les céramiques et sculptures de Chagall, Monaco, Éditions André Sauret, 1972, No. 44, ill. p. 60
  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Chagall e la ceramica, Milan, Jaca Book, 1990, fig. 45, No. 73, ill. p. n. p., p. 18, 29, 161
  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Les céramiques de Chagall, Paris, Albin Michel, 1990, fig. 45, No. 73, ill. p. n. p., p. 18, 29, 161

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