Lot 43: "Purim" by Marc Chagall Framed Textured Print
Placer Auctions Estate Auction (64): Multiple-Estate Liquidation Roseville, CA · Sold
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- Auction
- Placer Auctions Estate Auction (64): Multiple-Estate Liquidation Roseville, CA
- Lot Number
- 43
- Status
- Sold
- Hammer / Price
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- Opening Bid
- $5.00
- Accepted Bids
- 16
- Closed
- 10/22/23 7:18 PM PT
Description
"Purim" by Marc Chagall Framed Print, printed on textured paper. In 1916 Chagall was commissioned by the Petrograd Jewish Society for the Promotion of the Arts to create a series of large-scale murals of religious festivals for a Jewish secondary school attached to the main synagogue in Petrograd. Purim refers to the Jewish festival that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from the cruelty of the Persian King Ahasuerus. The annual celebration involves exchanging food and sweets, as seen in Chagall's mural study, in which two adults prepare to exchange gifts against a field of red that conveys the heightened sense of emotion attached to this joyous religious festival. Framed and matted with glass with a wire on the back for hanging. Measures approximately 16.5"x 13". Good condition.