The Magic Flute; La Flute Enchantee (Signed by the artist)

Marc Chagall

1967

[Signed by Chagall, on matting.]  Color lithograph by Chagall; framed and matted, under glass.  Framed dimensions: 49.4 x 42 cm (19 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches). Image dimensions: 24.5 x 20 cm (9 1/2 x 8 inches). Created by Marc Chagall for the Metropolitan Opera's performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute.  Chagall created the sets and costumes shown on the stage for the 1967 performance. Chagall designed 39 stage curtains and 121 costumes and masks for the production.  His work was exhibited that summer at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York.  This image appears to be cropped from the poster. Sorlier, Charles. Chagall's Posters: A Catalogue Raisonne, 106-107 pp.