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MARC CHAGALL H.Sig Very Rare Lithograph 1950

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MARC CHAGALL H.Sig Very Rare Lithograph 1950
MARC CHAGALL

[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887 - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes

Le Coq Gris / The Gray Rooster - 1950
Hand Signed, Dated and Dedicated Lithograph in Colours

Title : Le Coq Gris/ The Gray Rooster

Technique : Lithograph in colours on Arches paper laid on board.

Paper size : 92,5 x 63 cm \ 36.8 x 24.8 inch.

Additional Information : This rare Lithograph is Hand Signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right margin.
It is also Dedicated and Dated in pencil "Pour Theodore Fraenkel amicallement Marc Chagall 1951", next to the signature.
This is a extremely rare proof of this early work.
Chagall never printed a signed edition of this lithograph but only signed a few artist proofs and dedicated them to his close friends.
This is one of these rare signed and dedicated artist proofs.
Printed by Charles Sorlier, based on a painting by Chagall from the same year.
The work is also signed and dated in the plate in the lower left corner "Marc Chagall 1950".

Provenance: A gift from the artist to Theodore Fraenkel, a french surrealistic artist.

Literature : Chagall: The Lithographs: Catalogue Raisonne, by Charles Sorlier and Fernand Mourlot.
Reference: CS. 3.

Condition : Very Good condition. Laid on board. Framed. Unexamined out of the frame.