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This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist ‘Marc Chagall’ at the lower right margin.
It is also inscribed EA, at the lower left margin. It is an épreuve d’artiste [artists proof] aside from the edition of 40.
It was printed by Fernand Mourlot and published by André Sauret, Montecarlo.
The paper bears a partial Arches watermark in the lower right margin.
This is the fourth of fifteen lithographs created for inclusion in the first volume of the catalogue raisonné of Chagall lithographs.
Provenance: The estate of the artist.
Literature:
1. Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1963). Chagall: The Lithographs II: 1957-1962 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 283.
2. Cramer, P. (1995). Marc Chagall: The Illustrated Books: Catalogue Raisonné. Geneva: Cramer.
Reference: Cramer Books 43
Condition: Very good condition.
