Lot 127
  • 127

Marc Chagall 1887-1985

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marc Chagall
  • In the Land of the Gods: Love is a God (M. 532)
  • Sheet: 647 by 497mm; 25½ by 19 5/8 in
Lithograph printed in colours, 1967, signed in pencil, inscribed épreuve d'artiste and numbered 14/25,  the total edition was 145, published by A.C. Mazo, Paris, on Arches paper, with margins, the colours slightly attenuated, a band of light-staining around image, severe uneven backboard-staining

Condition

The left margin appears to have been reduced. Please note that the light-staining follows the contours of the window mount and forms a band of discoloration around the image. The backboard staining is uneven and is probably the result of the sheet being placed against a sheet of corrugated cardboard
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