Marc Chagall 1994 Paris Opera Ceiling LTD ED Lithograph - 25” x 35” - with COA

This five-color offset lithograph, featuring a facsimile signature by Marc Chagall, beautifully captures a detail from his Paris Opera ceiling. The condition of this gorgeous 1994 piece has been graded as A: Mint. This lithograph is pencil numbered from a limited edition of 500. Image measures 24" diameter. Paper with border measures 25 x 35. Printed on thick high quality arches paper with generous margins. Bright and fresh with vibrant colors; never mounted, matted or framed. Comes with a certificate of authenticity from Circle Gallery Limited in San Francisco. Here is some supplemental information about the background of the lithograph: In 1960, the Minister of Cultural Affairs André Malraux made what in those days was the bold as well as spectacular gesture of commissioning Marc Chagall to paint a new ceiling for the Opéra. Chagall refused to be paid for his ceiling. The State covered only the material costs of the work, which was executed between January and August 1964. The painter worked at the Musée des Gobelins, then at the workshop built by Gustav Eiffel at Meudon (it later became an aviation museum) and finally at Vence. Chagall's ceiling was inaugurated on 23 September 1964.