Marc Chagall, 'L'Écuyère' (The Female Rider), from the Lithographe I-IV series

This is a color lithograph attributed to Marc Chagall, depicting a classic circus theme featuring a nude female rider on a horse and a floating clown figure. The piece exhibits the artist's signature dreamlike Surrealist style with ethereal, floating figures and a soft palette of blue, red, and muted tones. The composition shows the rider bending over a large horse head rendered with a vibrant red patch of color. In the upper left, a blue clown figure is suspended in the air. The work is signed 'Marc Chagall' in the lower right corner, which appears to be part of the plate rather than a hand-signature. The print is housed in a simple silver-toned metal frame with a wide, off-white mat. Regarding condition, there is notable yellowing and tanning (toning) across the paper, likely due to acidic matting or light exposure over time. Discoloration is especially visible along the edges of the mat window. There is some minor waving of the paper, though no direct vertical tears are visible from this perspective. The craftsmanship shows typical mid-20th-century lithographic techniques with textured, grainy color applications characteristic of the Mourlot Frères workshop in Paris. Based on the style, this appears to be a mid-century print, likely from the 1960 collection 'Lithographe I'.