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MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Le Cirque: one plate
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1967, signed in pencil, annotated 'HC' (one of three hors-commerce impressions, aside from the edition of 24), published by Tériade Editeur, Paris, framed


Image: 16⅝ x 12¾ in. (422 x 324 mm.)
Sheet: 20⅜ x 14⅞ in. (518 x 378 mm.)

Literature
Mourlot 493; Cramer books 68
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Through the centuries, it has been the most poignant cry in man’s search for amusement and joy. It often takes the form of high poetry. I seem to see a Don Quixote in search of an ideal, like that inspired clown who wept and dreamed of human love. -Le Cirque, Marc Chagall

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