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MARC CHAGALL Hand Signed Etching Rabbi 1922 Rare Judaica

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MARC CHAGALL Hand Signed Etching Rabbi 1922 Rare Judaica
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MARC CHAGALL
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887 - 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes

The Rabbi - 1922
Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching

Title: The Rabbi.

Technique: Original Etching and Drypoint on vellum paper.

Paper size: 38 x 31 cm / 15 x 12.2 in

Plate size: 25 x 19 cm / 9.8 x 7.5 in

Additional Information: This etching is hand signed "Marc Chagall" in the lower right margin
and hand numbered in pencil "18/110" in the lower left margin.
The work was part of Chagall's important and famous series "Mein Leben" (My Life) which included different etchings, all relating to important events in his life.
It was printed in a limited edition of 110 impressions and published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin in 1923.

Literature:
1. Kornfeld, Eberhard, 1971. Marc Chagall: Catalogue Raisonne de l'Oeuvre Grave. Volume 1: 1922-1966, Editions Kornfeld et Klipstein, Berne.
Reference: Korenfeld 21(c).
2. Schwartz, Karl, 1936. Die Juden in der Kunst. Wien & Jerusalem: R. Lowit Verlag, p. 172 illustrated.

Condition: Very good condition (the sheet has been professionally cleaned). A few paper peels. Tape remains verso.