Ceramic

The Lovers and the Beast

(Les Amoureux et la Bête)

Author
Marc CHAGALL
Catalog raisonné no.
C-288
Date
1957
Typology
Vase
Technique
Ochre clay
Dimensions
14 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (35.5 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm)
Pottery studio
Madoura
Owner
Private collection

Keywords:

Love (couple / lovers), Animals

Related works

Les Amoureux et la Bête, 1957, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, The Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, white clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a dry point needle, 13 3/8 x 9 7/16 x 6 11/16 in. (34 x 24 x 17 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2026
Les Amoureux et la Bête, 1957, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, The Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, red ochre clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a dry point needle, 13 x 9 7/16 x 7 1/16 in. (33 x 24 x 18 cm), Musée national d'art moderne, Paris © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2026
Les Amoureux et la Bête, 1957, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, red clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a dry point needle, 12 13/16 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/16 in. (32.5 x 22 x 18 cm), Musée national Marc Chagall, Nice © Adrien DIDIERJEAN, RMN-Grand Palais (Musée national Marc Chagall)/ADAGP, Paris, 2026

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  • The Lovers and the Beast, 1957, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

    Marc CHAGALL, The Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, ochre clay, 14 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (35.5 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2026

  • Marc CHAGALL, The Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, ochre clay, 14 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (35.5 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2026

  • Marc CHAGALL, The Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, ochre clay, 14 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (35.5 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2026

  • Marc CHAGALL, The Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, ochre clay, 14 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (35.5 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2026

  • Marc CHAGALL, The Lovers and the Beast (Les Amoureux et la Bête), 1957, ochre clay, 14 x 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (35.5 x 24.5 x 16.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2026

Provenance (1)

  • Private collection

Archive

Exhibitions (3)

Publications (4)

  • Europäische Keramik der Moderne : Brasilier, Braque, Chagall, Miró, Picasso, Dir. DOSCHKA, Roland, (exhibition catalogue, Balingen, Stadthalle Balingen, May 5, 1984 - May 24, 1984 ; Mettlach, Deutsches Keramisches Museum, May 28, 1984 - July 1, 1984), Triesen, J. Büchel, 1984, p. 26
  • La terre est si lumineuse : Marc Chagall et la céramique, (exhibition catalogue, Vallauris, Musée Magnelli, Musée de la Céramique, June 30, 2007 - September 30, 2007 ; Roubaix, La Piscine – Musée d’art et d’industrie André Diligent, October 19, 2007 - January 20, 2008 ; Céret, Musée d'art moderne de Céret, February 16, 2008 - May 25, 2008), Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 2007, p. 36, 38, 128
  • Nouveaux regards sur Marc Chagall, (exhibition catalogue, Sapporo, Musée préfectoral d'Art Moderne d'Hokkaido, June 29, 2013 - August 25, 2013 ; Sendai, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Miyagi, September 3, 2013 - October 27, 2013 ; Hiroshima, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la préfécture d'Hiroshima, November 3, 2013 - December 25, 2013 ; Shizuoka, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Shizuoka, January 2, 2014 - March 30, 2014 ; Nagoya, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la préfecture d'Aichi, April 17, 2014 - June 8, 2014), Tokyo, Curators Inc. Art & Architecture, 2013, p. 441, 448
  • Chagall : Sculptures, (exhibition catalogue, Nice, Musée national Marc Chagall, May 27,2017 - August 28, 2017), Paris, RMN-Réunion des Musées nationaux, 2017, fig. 16, p. 37

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