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ARTIST: Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
TITLE: Rachel steals her father’s graven images
YEAR: c. 1960
MEDIUM: Original Color Lithograph. IMAGE SIZE: 10 7/16” X 13 15/16” SIGNATURE: Unsigned impression
EDITION: The double number of VERVE contains the drawings made by Chagall in 1958 and 1959 on Biblical themes reproduced in Verve 33/34. The original book is comprised of 96 reproductions in black and white and 24 lithographs in color, as well as a cover specially designed for this volume. The heliogravure in black and white by the master printers Draeger Freres and the lithography in color by Mourlot Freres. Produced in Paris under the direction of Teriade of Verve. This American edition is published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York. The printing was completed the 29th of July, 1960. M242
DISCUSSION: This lithograph based on the account at Genesis 31:17-35 “Then Jacob got up and lifted his children and his wives onto the camels; and he began driving all his herd, in order to go to Isaac his father to the land of Canaan. Meantime Rachel stole the teraphim that belonged to her father. Later, on the third day, it was told to Laban that Jacob had run away. With that he took his brothers with him and went chasing after him for a distance of seven days’ journey and caught up with him in the mountainous region of Gilead. So La´ban approached and said to Jacob: “What have you done…Why did you have to run away secretly and outwit me?.…why though, have you stolen my gods?” In answer Jacob proceeded to say to Laban: “…Whoever it is with whom you may find your gods, let him not live… examine for yourself.” But Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them. Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and she resorted to putting them in the woman’s saddle basket of the camel, and she kept sitting upon them. So Laban went feeling through the whole tent, but did not find them. Then she said to her father: “Do not let anger gleam in the eyes of my lord, because I am not able to get up before you, for the customary thing with women is upon me.” So he searched on carefully, but did not find the teraphim.”
CONDITION: Excellent
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