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M. CHAGALL H.Signed Colour Etching

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M. CHAGALL H.Signed Colour Etching
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MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes

Title: The Painter in front of the Easel / Le Peintre devant le Tableau, 1975-76

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint on Imperial Japan paper

Paper Size: 47.2 x 35.5 cm / 17.8 x 14 in

Image Size: 40 x 29.8 cm / 15.7 x 11.7 in

Additional Information: This work is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" in the lower right margin,
and hand numbered in pencil "2/25" in the lower left margin.
This is the 16th plate in Chagall's series of 24 etchings for the text of Louis Aragon "Celui Qui Dit Les Choses Sans Rien Dire".
The work was published by Editions Maeght, Paris, in a limited edition of 225 copies. However, only the first 25 impressions were hand signed by the artist and printed in Japan paper. The rest of the edition was unsigned and printed in wove paper.

Literature: Cramer, Patrick. 1995. The Illustrated Books of Marc Chagall. Geneva, Galerie Cramer.
Reference: Cramer books 99.

Condition: Very good condition. Light surface dirt. Some tape remains verso.