The prints of Marc Chagall

Although he came to printmaking relatively late, by the end of his life Chagall had produced more than 1,000 lithographs and over 500 etchings. His collaborator Charles Sorlier remarked, ‘At times, it seems as if an angel has entered the workshop’

Marc Chagall (centre) at the lithography studio Atelier Mourlot, with Charles Sorlier (left), Jojo Sagourin and Maurice Mourlot. Paris, late 1950s

Marc Chagall (centre) at the lithography studio Atelier Mourlot, with Charles Sorlier (left), Jojo Sagourin and Maurice Mourlot. Paris, late 1950s. Photo: Courtesy of The Mourlot Collection

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