Ceramic

Moses and the Tablets of Stone

(Moïse et les Tables de la Loi)

Author
Marc CHAGALL
Numéro catalogue raisonné
C-42
Date de création
1950
Typology
Dish
Technique
clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a knife and dry point needle, underglaze
Dimensions
13 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 0 13/16 in. (34 x 27 x 2 cm)
Inscription(s)
Signed Chagall at the bottom left corner
Signed Chagall and dated 1950 on the back
Owner
Private collection

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  • Moses and the Tablets of Stone, 1950, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

    Marc CHAGALL, Moses and the Tablets of Stone (Moïse et les Tables de la Loi), 1950, clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a knife and dry point needle, underglaze, 13 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 0 13/16 in. (34 x 27 x 2 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2025

Provenance (4)

  • Bernard J. REIS, New York
  • Barbara POE LEVEE, Los Angeles
  • Collection particulière
  • Christie's, New York, United States Of America (Sale, May 14, 2019, lot no. 118)

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Publications (3)

  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Chagall e la ceramica, Milan, Jaca Book, 1990, fig. 210, No. 27, ill. p. n. p., p. 16, 156
  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Les céramiques de Chagall, Paris, Albin Michel, 1990, fig. 210, No. 27, ill. p. n. p., p. 16, 156
  • 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. 35

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