Ceramic

The Descent from the Cross

(Descente de croix)

Marc CHAGALL

  • No. C-61
  • 1951
  • Dish
  • red ochre clay, decorated with slips and oxides, partially enameled with brush
  • 13 3/8 x 16 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (34 x 42.2 x 3.5 cm)
  • Signed MArc ChAgAll Vence and dated 1951 on the back
  • Private collection

Keywords:

Bible (descente de croix)

  • The Descent from the Cross, 1951, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

    Marc CHAGALL, The Descent from the Cross (Descente de croix), 1951, red ochre clay, decorated with slips and oxides, partially enameled with brush, 13 3/8 x 16 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (34 x 42.2 x 3.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2024

  • Marc CHAGALL, The Descent from the Cross (Descente de croix), 1951, red ochre clay, decorated with slips and oxides, partially enameled with brush, 13 3/8 x 16 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (34 x 42.2 x 3.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET, Fabrice Gousset/ADAGP, Paris, 2024

  • Marc CHAGALL, The Descent from the Cross (Descente de croix), 1951, red ochre clay, decorated with slips and oxides, partially enameled with brush, 13 3/8 x 16 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (34 x 42.2 x 3.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET, Fabrice Gousset/ADAGP, Paris, 2024

Provenance (1)

  • Private collection

Archive

Exhibitions (12)

  • Marc Chagall : Les années méditerranéennes. 1949-1985, Fondation Emile Hugues, Vence, France, July 2, 1994 - October 30, 1994
  • Marc Chagall : Céramiques, Bouquinerie de l'Institut, Paris, France, April 23, 1999 - May 29, 1999
  • Chagall : El Missatge Bíblic, 1931-1983 / El Mensaje Bíblico, 1931-1983, November 30, 2001 - March 10, 2002
    • CaixaForum Girona, Gérone, Spain, November 30, 2001 - January 19, 2002
    • Torreón de Lozoya, Ségovie, Spain, January 25, 2002 - March 10, 2002
  • Chagall et la Bible, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Chambéry, Chambéry, France, October 17, 2002 - January 10, 2003
  • Marc Chagall : Meisterwerke seiner Keramik, Stadthalle Balingen, Balingen, Germany, June 21, 2003 - September 28, 2003
  • Marc Chagall : Un maestro del '900, GAM Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Turin, Italy, March 24, 2004 - July 4, 2004
  • La terre est si lumineuse : Marc Chagall et la céramique, June 30, 2007 - May 25, 2008
    • Musée Magnelli, Musée de la Céramique, Vallauris, France, June 30, 2007 - September 30, 2007
    • La Piscine – Musée d’art et d’industrie André Diligent, Roubaix, France, October 19, 2007 - January 20, 2008
    • Musée d'art moderne de Céret, Céret, France, February 16, 2008 - May 25, 2008
  • Marc Chagall und die Bibel, Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso, Münster, Germany, October 6, 2012 - January 13, 2013
  • Chagall: Beyond Color, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, United States Of America, February 17, 2013 - May 26, 2013

Publications (12)

  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Chagall e la ceramica, Milan, Jaca Book, 1990, fig. 78, No. 57, ill. p. n. p., p. 29, 160
  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Les céramiques de Chagall, Paris, Albin Michel, 1990, fig. 78, No. 57, ill. p. n. p., p. 29, 160
  • Marc Chagall : Les années méditerranéennes, 1949-1985, (exhibition catalogue, Vence, Fondation Emile Hugues, July 2,1994 - October 30, 1994), Arcueil, Anthèse, 1994, No. 143, ill. p. 133, p. 176
  • Marc Chagall : Céramiques, (exhibition catalogue, Paris, Bouquinerie de l'Institut, April 23,1999 - May 29, 1999), Paris, Bouquinerie de l'Institut, 1999, ill. p. n.p.
  • Chagall : El Missatge Bíblic, 1931-1983, (exhibition catalogue, Gérone, CaixaForum Girona, November 30, 2001 - January 19, 2002), Gérone, Fundació Caixa de Girona, 2001, ill. p. 111
  • Chagall : El Mensaje Bíblico, 1931-1983, (exhibition catalogue, Ségovie, Torreón de Lozoya, January 25, 2002 - March 10, 2002), Ségovie, Caja Segovia Obra Social y Cultural, 2001, ill. p. 111
  • Marc Chagall : Ceramic Masterpieces, (exhibition catalogue, Balingen, Stadthalle Balingen, June 21,2003 - September 28, 2003), Münich, Prestel Verlag, 2003, No. 40, ill. p. 81, p. 10, 80
  • Marc Chagall : Meisterwerke seiner Keramik, (exhibition catalogue, Balingen, Stadthalle Balingen, June 21,2003 - September 28, 2003), Münich, Prestel Verlag, 2003, No. 40, ill. p. 81, p. 10, 80
  • Marc Chagall : Un maestro del 900, (exhibition catalogue, Turin, GAM Galleria d'Arte Moderna, March 24,2004 - July 4, 2004), Florence, Artificio Skira, 2004, No. 81, ill. p. 132, p. 134
  • 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, No. 35, ill. p. 65, p. 27, 180
  • Marc Chagall und die Bibel, (exhibition catalogue, Münster, Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso, October 6,2012 - January 13, 2013), Köln, Wienand, 2012, No. 103, ill. p. 147, p. 233
  • Chagall : Beyond Color, (exhibition catalogue, Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, February 17,2013 - May 26, 2013), Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, 2013, No. 79, ill. p. 37

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