The French-Russian artist, Marc Chagall, attached great importance tonlithography for it was a print medium that allowed him to work with colour-nwhich he viewed as his real metier. As a 20th century painter whose worknis imbued with poetry and mythology, Chagall combined the Jewish-religiousnworld of the childhood with the traditions of Russian folk-art, at thensame time intertwining these with legends and fables, with ancient mythsnand biblical themes - seducing his viewers into a world of lovers, musiciansnand artists. This lavishly produced volume presents all of Marc Chagall'snlithographs plus detailed commentaries giving the reader an insight into thenextraordinary richness of his lithographic oeuvre with its strong, glowingncolours and images.