Hello Gary,

Thank you for your appraisal inquiry with Mearto. The item presented appears to be a color lithograph by Marc Chagall (Russian-French; 1887 – 1985) titled "Jardin perdu," also known as "A Sequestered Garden." The print was published by Mourlot, Paris in 1969. The print is signed and numbered 45 of an edition of 50 to the lower margin.

Marc Chagall was a renowned Jewish artist born July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk, Russia, who later moved to Paris and gained French citizenship. Chagall studied at the Imperial Society for the Protection of the Arts in Saint Petersburg. He was a member of the Ecole de Paris and was part of the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne in the early 1900s. In addition to Paris and St. Petersburg, Chagall traveled and exhibited globally including Amsterdam, Jerusalem and New York City. Having lived through World War I and World War II, his work was influenced by these events. Chagall’s work is inspired by his Jewish heritage and his home town of Vitebsk, and incorporates elements of Fauvism and Cubism as well as aspects of traditional Russian and Jewish folk art.

The estimate provided is based on a recent auction estimate and result of this limited edition lithograph by Chagall. Thank you and please take care.