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MARC CHAGALL Hand Signed Etching Bible

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:8,500.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
MARC CHAGALL Hand Signed Etching Bible
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MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes

Title: Moses, 1956

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in colours on Arches vellum paper

Paper Size: 65 x 42.5 cm / 25.6 x 16.7 in

Image Size: 65 x 42.5 cm / 25.6 x 16.7 in

Additional Information: This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" in the lower right margin.
It is inscribed "Epreuve d'artiste" (artist proof) in pencil in the lower left margin.
This is one of a very few artists proofs that were printed aside the regular edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions.
This iconic image was also used to create a lithographic poster for promoting the Verve magazine issue on 'The Bible' in 1956. The poster edition that included text (unlike our impression without the text) was of 500 unsigned impressions.

Literature: Mourlot, Fernand, and Sorlier, Charles, 1998. Chagall: The Lithographs (Catalogue Raisonne). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 114

Condition: Very good condition. Very light discoloration of the paper, and some spotting in the upper part.