Numbered from edition of 60 in the lower left margin. This work is hand-signed by Marc Chagall (Vitebsk, 1887 - Saint-Paul, 1985) in the lower right margin. Le Songe de Daphnis et les Nymphes (Daphnis’ Dream and the Nymphs), from Daphnis et Chloé, 1961 exemplifies the artist’s masterful manipulation of color to create bold and beautiful images.Ĭreated in 1961, Marc Chagall’s Le Songe de Daphnis et les Nymphes (Daphnis’ Dream and the Nymphs), from Daphnis et Chloé, 1961 is a color lithograph on Arches paper.

The absence of a clear groundline and perspectival depth creates a dreamlike landscape, a visual effect that has both characterized and popularized Chagall’s oeuvre. The entirety of Chagall’s visual interpretation of this scene is rendered in a verdant green so saturated in some areas that it appears to be a darker hue. The Nymphs tell Daphnis that Chloe will return safely the following day, and upon waking from sleep, Daphnis promises to sacrifice his finest goat to the Nymphs if Chloe should be saved. Marc Chagall’s Le Songe de Daphnis et les Nymphes (Daphnis’ Dream and the Nymphs), from Daphnis et Chloé, 1961 illustrates the moment in Longus’ tale when three beautiful Nymphs appear to Daphnis in a dream after he reproaches them for allowing Chloe to be taken by the Methymneans. Evoking the rich Mediterranean landscapes from which Chagall personally drew inspiration, this work is a masterpiece any Chagall enthusiast would admire.

Daphnis and Chloe, the two romantic heroes of Greek writer, Longus, are two childhood friends who undergo the trials and tribulations of growing up and, consequently, falling in love. Marc Chagall’s Le Songe de Daphnis et les Nymphes (Daphnis’ Dream and the Nymphs), from Daphnis et Chloé, 1961 is one of the stunning lithographs within the illustrated Daphne and Chloe series that Fernand Mourlot considered to be one of 'the most important graphic works that Marc Chagall has created thus far.' Chagall dedicated three years to this project and undertook a series of lithographs that perhaps defined his career, making these pieces 'a work of notable importance which, unquestionably, can be placed at the top of the list of illustrated works of our time' (Mourlot 131).

Dream scene fine art lithograph