Original lithograph, printed in color by Mourlot, unsigned, on Rivoli paper, 317 x 243 mm; an excellent copy in perfect condition. It depicts the artist reading poetry to his beloved, with a splendid vase of colorful anemones in the foreground. Executed for Chagall Litographe IV, a volume of the catalogue raisonné of Chagall's work in four volumes in collaboration with the printer Fernand Mourlot (who is responsible for the great revival of lithography in the post-war period) and Charles Sorlier (André Sauret publisher) between 1960 and 1974. Between 1922 and 1985 Marc Chagall produced 1500 lithographs. Many of Chagall's lithographs were made with twenty/twenty-five colors and testify to the artist's enormous work: no one before him achieved such perfection as to combine unparalleled inspiration with complete mastery of the technique. Chagall made lithography not a means to multiply his works, but a necessary tool for a creation that could not be expressed in any other way. Chagall's poetic world is colorful, bright and lively, it communicates happiness and optimism, it is nourished by an imagination that recalls childish naivety and fairy tales. There are different dominant themes in the various works. periods of the artist's life, during which he participated in various avant-garde movements and artistic movements. The subjects he creates, with their simple forms and colorful compositions (reminiscent of church stained-glass windows) that inspire him, are rich in references to his childhood and early twentieth-century Russian art, expressed with great dreamlike ability. However, love is often depicted as the true protagonist.