Lot 90
  • 90

Marc Chagall

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marc Chagall
  • The Opera (M. 715)
  • Lithograph printed in colours
  • image: 785 by 590mm 30 7/8 by 23 1/4 in
  • sheet: 976 by 700mm 38 1/2 by 27 1/2 in
Lithograph printed in colours, 1974, signed in blue ink by Mourlot, inscribed épreuve d'imprimeur (a reference proof reserved for the atelier and aside from the edition of 50), on Arches wove paper

Condition

With full margins (a deckle at lower edge), in good condition apart from pale paper discoloration and occasional traces of very minor surface soiling at the edges of the sheet, occasional light handling creases and a slightly stronger crease in the upper margin, occasional very pale fox marks (only visible upon close inspection), unframed.
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