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CHAGALL MARC CHAGALL Hand Signed Lithograph Reverie 1969

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CHAGALL MARC CHAGALL Hand Signed Lithograph Reverie 1969
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MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes

Title: Reverie, 1969

Technique: Original Hand Signed, Dedicated and Dated Lithograph in Colour on vellum paper

Paper Size: 40 x 56.5 cm / 15.7 x 22.2 in

Image Size: 30.3 x 41 cm / 11.9 x 16.1 in

Additional Information: This lithograph in colours is hand signed by the artist "Marc Chagall" in the upper part of the paper. It is also dedicated in black pen "Pour Monsieur et Madame Talpir en bon souvenir. Marc Chagall. 1977 Israel".
The work was printed in 1969 by Charles Sorlier, Paris and published in a limited edition of 5,000 impressions by Maeght Editeur. However, our impression is a rare hand signed and dedicated one that was personally signed by Chagall and given to Mr Gabriel Talpir and his wife in Israel in 1977.
There was also a deluxe edition of 150 impressions printed on Rives paper.
This print was realised for the edition Derriere le Miroir in 1969.

Provenance: a gift from the artist to Mr Gabriel Talpir and his wife.
Gabriel Talpir (1901-1990), art critic and founder/editor of the first art review in Israel "Gazit".

Literature: Mourlot, Fernand, and Sorlier, Charles, 1998. Chagall: The Lithographs (Catalogue Raisonne). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 605a.

Condition: Good Condition. The paper is folded in the middle of the image. (as it was issued). minor paper discolouration due to a previous frame. Light foxing around the edges of the paper. The paper is attached to a mount.