Marc Chagall

Title: Le Cirque / The Red Circus

Medium: Vintage offset lithograph in color on heavy vellum paper

Date: 1965

Edition: Signed in the plate

Sheet Size: 12.8" × 19" (32.5 × 48 cm)

Framed Size: 15.8" × 21"

Printer: Mourlot, Paris

The circus was one of Chagall's most enduring obsessions — a world of flight, color, and wonder that mirrored his own dreamlike vision of life. In Le Cirque, the familiar cast of acrobats, animals, and performers swirl together in a composition of radiant reds and luminous color, printed by the legendary Mourlot atelier in Paris in 1965. This vintage offset lithograph on heavy vellum captures all the warmth and fantasy of Chagall's circus imagery, presented framed and ready to hang. For the collector drawn to Chagall's most joyful and iconic subject matter, this is an accessible and beautifully preserved example from one of the great print publishers of the twentieth century.