Marc Chagall

Abstract

Here are, nicely presented, the 102 illustrations from Chagall's 1952 Les Fables de La Fontaine, published by Ambroise Vollard. There are two title-pages, one for each volume. Most of these black-and-white reproductions are about 3 x 3¾ and arranged four to a page. A few are larger, including the full-page title-pages (7 and 22); WL (8); SS (13); The Wolf, the Goat, and the Kid (20); The Young Widow (28); The Dog Who Carried His Master's Dinner (31); and The Shepherd and His Sheep (32). Other portions of the book cover The Psalms of David; Maternity; The Odyssey; maquettes of stained glass windows for Jerusalem; the exodus; Nice and the Cote d'Azur; and various Chagall paintings. The last five sections of these eight sections are in full color. The cover represents The Preparation for the Candidate's Feast from The Odyssey. This is a lovely book!