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Kamar Al- Zaman and the Jeweler’s Wife, Pl. 1

Marc Chagall; Albert Carmen

Artwork Details

Kamar Al- Zaman and the Jeweler’s Wife, Pl. 1
1948
Marc Chagall; Albert Carmen
lithograph on paper
17 x 12 15/16 in. (43.2 x 33.0 cm); ;
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Stevens
1949/1.153A-L

Description

Subject Matter:

The scene portrayed in this lithograph is the first scene from the tale "Kamar Al- Zaman and the Jeweler's Wife," one of the Tales of the Arabian Nights. Chagall's illustrations of the Arabian Nights were his first in color lithography, of which he became a master. 

Physical Description:

This is a series of ten individual and combined color layers for one lithograph. The scene is of a woman wearing short pants and headdress with a bearded man kneeling and looking up to her on the lower right. A small figure floats to the left above the woman's head. Small architectural details in the background.

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