Marc Chagall
The Magic Flute
Details
Typographically inscribed lower left “D’après Marc Chagall – CH. Sorlier Grav.” Published by the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
Sorlier Plakate S. 114/115; Sorlier 38.
Provenance:
Private property, Southern Germany.
Description
This poster was created for the first performance of Mozart’s Magic Flute at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, on 19 February 1967, for which Chagall designed the set and costumes. Charles Sorlier executed this lithographic interpretation based on a small section of the design for “The Sources of Music”, one of the two large Chagall paintings for the Metropolitan Opera. The poster with lettering is published in a total edition of 3,100 copies.
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