THE LITHOGRAPH PRINT POSTER IS PUBLISHED BY THE MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, DES TRANSPORTS ET DU TOURISME, PRINTED IN FRANCE IN 1962 IN AN UNNUMBERED LIMITED EDITION OF 5000 BY MOURLOT IMP. PARIS. PUBLISHED BY AND FOR THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN NICE AND THE COTE D'AZUR INTERNATIONALLY. IT FEATURES AN ICONIC ARTWORK IMAGE CREATED BY CHAGALL IN 1962 TITLED " NICE, SOLEIL FLEURS - LA BAIE DES ANGES " ( NICE, SUN FLOWERS - THE BAY OF ANGELS ). 

THE COTE D'AZUR AND NICE ALSO KNOWN AS THE FRENCH RIVERA, IS LOCATED ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTLINE IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. THE WARM CLIMATE AND VIVID COLORS ATTRACTED MANY FAMOUS ARTISTS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY INCLUDING MARC CHAGALL, PABLO PICASSO, AND HENRI MATISSE. ALL OF WHOM LEFT A STRONG MARK IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, BOTH CULTURALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.  

MARC CHAGALL ( 1887 - 1985 ) THE FRENCH RUSSIAN BORN JEWISH EXPRESSIONIST ARTIST IS KNOWN FOR BOTH HIS SENSE OF COLOR AND FLUID AESTHETIC. HIS EARLY MODERNIST ARTWORKS EXPLORE CONCEPTS AND THEMES OF SPIRITUALITY, ANGELIC INFLUENCES, AND THE JEWISH CULTURAL LIFE HUMAN EXPERIENCE. CHAGALL IS COMMONLY REGARDED AS THE QUINTESSENTIAL PREEMINENT JEWISH ARTIST OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HIS MASTERY OF THE EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE OF COLOR, AND CREATIONS IN NEARLY EVERY MEDIUM AND FORM OF ART WON HIM RECOGNITION AS A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD MODERN ART. ARTWORKS BY MATISSE ARE INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. 

THE VENERABLE FAMOUS PRINTING HOUSE OF IMPRIMERIE MOURLOT PARIS WAS FOUNDED IN 1852 BY THE MOURLOT FAMILY. IT IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE FOR ITS FINE ART LITHOGRAPHY PRINTING, AND ONE OF THEIR MOST IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS WAS TO BE THE ART POSTER. MOURLOT BECAME THE PLACE WHERE POSTERS WERE PREPARED AND PRODUCED AS WORKS OF ART IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. 

THIS LANDMARK FINE ART LITHOGRAPH POSTER IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC AND DESIRABLE OF THE COLLABORATION AND LONG LASTING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTIST CHAGALL AND ATELIER MOURLOT WHO TOGETHER WOULD CREATE MANY IMPORTANT ART POSTERS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS SAME POSTER IS HELD IN THE PERMANENT ARCHIVE COLLECTION OF MANY MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, NEW YORK AND THE MUSEE NATIONAL MARC CHAGALL, NICE.

BEGINNING IN THE 1930'S FERNAND MOURLOT INVITED THE MAJOR MASTER ARTISTS OF THE TIME INTO THE LITHOGRAPHY STUDIO TO LEARN THE MEDIUM OF PRINTING TOGETHER. ENCOURAGING THE ARTISTS TO WORK DIRECTLY ON THE LITHOGRAPHY PLATES TO CREATE ORIGINAL PRINTS AND POSTERS IN LIMITED EDITIONS. THE RESULTS OF THIS ARTISTIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN MASTER ARTISTS AND MOURLOT BECAME INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FOR THEIR ORIGINALITY, BEAUTY, AND EXQUISITE CRAFTSMANSHIP. 

CHAGALL HAD A STRONG ATTACHMENT TO THE CITY OF NICE, VISITING THERE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1926. THE PAINTER'S EYE WAS IRRESISTIBLY ATTRACTED TO THE AZURE BLUE OF THE SEA, BRIGHTNESS OF THE SKY, AND THE INTENSE FLAMBOYANT VEGETATION. THIS CHAGALL WORK " NICE, SOLEIL FLEURS " SHINES AS A RADIANT GEM AND MASTERPIECE IN HIS OVERALL OEUVRE, WHILE CAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF THE FRENCH RIVERA WITH UNPARALLELED CHARM, EVOKING THE ESSENCE OF THE CITY OF NICE. THE LANDMARK FINE ART POSTER STANDS AS A TIMELESS TRIBUTE TO THE ALLURE OF TRAVEL, ART, AND THE RADIANT BEAUTY OF THE COTE D'AZUR.

THE RARE OUT OF PRINT LARGE FORMAT FRAMED LITHOGRAPH PRINT FRENCH TRAVEL POSTER MEASURES 26 3/8" W X 39 1/4" H X 1 3/8" D. IT IS CUSTOM FRAMED WITH UV PROTECTIVE PLEXIGLASS IN A CONTEMPORARY MODERN RECESSED BEVELED DETAILED MATTE EGGSHELL FINISH NAVY MARINE BLUE WOOD FRAME MOLDING, WITH AN ATTACHED HANGING WIRE ON THE REVERSE BACK SIDE FOR EASY WALL INSTALLATION. 

IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CONDITION. THE POSTER PRINT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, VERY LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT MINOR SURFACE WEAR IN THE LOWER MARGIN TEXT AREA. IT IS BRAND NEWLY CUSTOM FRAMED AND HAS NEVER BEEN DISPLAYED. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE. IT IS NOW BEING OFFERED HERE FOR AN EXCELLENT PRICE.