Lot 70
  • 70

Marc Chagall

Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description

  • Marc Chagall
  • Sur la Terre des Dieux (In the Land of the Gods) (M. 529-540; C. Bk. 72)
  • Lithograph
  • sheets: 646 by 498 mm 25 1/2 by 19 5/8 in
  • box: 662 by 514 by 30 mm 26 by 20 1/4 by 1 1/8 in
The complete portfolio of 12 lithographs printed in colors, 1967, ten signed in pencil, numbered 3/75 (total edition includes 25 artist's proofs plus 20 on Japan), with accompanying title page, introductory texts in French by Robert Marteau, on Arches wove paper, published by A.C. Mazo, Paris all but III, VI, and VII contained in the original paper folders with text in French, in a beige cloth-covered portfolio with the title on the cover (12 prints)

Condition

The portfolio is in good condition. Offsetting. Some discoloration. Some remnants of previous hinging and taping. Some fox marks. Missing the paper folder for III. The paper folders for VI and VII have been cut, only the text is included. The box is in good condition with stray ink (blue pen) on the cover.
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