Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching with Drypoint on Japan Laid Paper
Paper size: 28.2 x 35.1 cm. / 11.1 x 13.8 in.
Image size: 21.2 x 27.7 cm. / 8.4 x 10.9 in.
Additional Information: This original etching with drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right corner.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lower left margin.
There were 25 impressions on Japan laid paper a further 25 on Chine paper and 75 on Arches paper. The total edition is of 125, with the edition of 100 comprised of Japan and Arches papers.
It was printed by Louis Fort in 1924 and published the following year by Editions Albert Morancé, Paris. It was included in the portfolio “Le Portfeuille des Peintres-Graveurs Indépendants pour 1925” [The portfolio of painter-printmakers 1925].
There was also a later edition of 250 unsigned and unnumbered impressions.
Literature: Kornfeld, E.W. (1971). Marc Chagall – Catalogue Raisonné de l’ouevre gravé. Vol I 1922-1966. Bern: Kornfeld & Klipstein.
Reference: Kornfeld 39
Condition: Excellent condition. Remnants of hinging tape in the upper corners, verso.
Title: Nude with a Small Bouquet | Nu au petit bouquet, 1984
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 54.5 x 43 cm. / 21.5 x 17 in.
Image size: 30.5 x 23 cm. / 54.4 x 42.7 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 50, at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in 1984 by Fernand Mourlot, Paris in a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered impressions. There were also twelve artist’s proofs of only the black plate reserved for Chagall.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the lower right corner.
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C., (1986). Chagall: The Lithographs VI: 1980-1985 (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: Mourlot 1027
Condition: Very good condition. Pin holes along the upper sheet edge from a previous frame. Remnants of hinging tape in the upper and lower edges, verso.
Title: The Angel with the Candlestick | L’Ange au Chandelier, 1973
Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 75 x 53 cm. / 29.5 x 20.9 in.
Image size: 52 x 43 cm. / 20.5 x 16.9 in.
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 200, at the lower left margin.
This work was printed in 1973 by Charles Sorlier based on Chagall’s original gouache in a limited edition of 200 hand signed and numbered impressions.
It was published by Éditions des Amis du Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Nice.
This composition was also used for a poster advertising the inauguration of the Musée National Mesage Biblique Marc Chagall.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin.
Provenance: The collection of Jacquelyne Branch.
Thence by descent
Literature: Mourlot, F., & Sorlier, C. (1998). Chagall: The Lithographs V (Catalogue Raisonné). D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Reference: CS. 46
Condition: Very good condition. Pale, unobtrusive area of time-staining around the image. Very pale toning along the lower sheet edge and upper left corner.
Title: Siren with the Poet, from: Nice and the Côte d’Azur | Sirène au Poète, from: Nice Côte d’Azur, 1967
Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 73.3 x 52.7 cm. / 28.9 x 20.7 in.
Image size: 61.5 x 45.5 cm. / 24.2 x 17.9 in.
Additional Information: This lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil with Arabic numerals from the edition of 150, at the lower left margin.
A further 75 impressions were numbered in Roman numerals and there were ten artist’s proofs.
It was printed by Charles Sorlier and published by Editions Mourlot in 1967.
The paper bears the Arches watermark in the right margin and is stamped with the ink stamp of the publisher, verso.
Note: ‘Siren with the Poet’ is one of 12 compositions created to celebrate Nice and the Côte d’Azur. The large-scale lithographs each contain references to the coastline, in particular the easily recognisably Baie-des-Anges (Bay of Angels). It was created in collaboration with Charles Sorlier and is considered to be the finest suite created from this partnership. Walter Erben notes that: ‘The Southern French landscape had astonished Chagall with its wealth of colours and its lyrical atmosphere had captivated him with the beauty of its flowers and foliage.’, this is beautifully embodied in ‘Siren with the Poet’.
Literature: Sorlier, C. (1984). Chagall Lithographs. Vol. V 1974 – 1979. Crown Publishers, Inc.: New York.
Reference: Sorlier 27.
Condition: Good condition. A short tear at the upper left sheet corner. A soft scratch across the lower image. The sheet very slightly toned.
Title: The Rabbi of Vitebsk (The Praying Jew) | Le Rabbin de Vitebsk (Le Juif priant), 1923
Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in Colours on chine-colleé on Japan Paper
Paper size: 70 x 53.5 cm. / 27.6 x 21 in. Image size: 47 x 36.5 cm. / 18.5 x 114.3 in.
Additional Information: This etching and aquatint in colour is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Marc Chagall” at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 100, at the lower left margin.
It was printed and published circa 1930 by the Éditions Apollo Artistiques, Paris based on an oil painting of the same name from 1923.
Provenance: Estate of Anne Rosenzweig, New York.
Note: The oil painting “The Praying Jew” on which this work is based is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. This, along with one other version in oil held by the Ca’ Pesaro, Venice, were created in 1923 upon the artist’s return to Paris following the First World War. On his arrival in Paris it became clear much of the works he had created before the outbreak of war had not survived and so Chagall created these two paintings based on an oil he created in Vitebsk in 1914.
The central figure was a beggar in Vitebsk who the artist had paid to wear his father’s prayer clothes in an attempt to capture what Chagall felt were fast disappearing traditions.
The composition although solemn in choice of palette shows the influence of Cubism on Chagall – proving that even the most traditional subjects from the artist’s life in Vitebsk can be viewed alongside the burgeoning Parisian Avant-garde.
Condition: Very good condition. Pale time-staining around the image. The sheet very slightly, but evenly toned. A soft crease at the lower right corner.
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Vólos, Greece 1888 – 1978 Rome (Italian)
Title: The Triumph of Medicine| Il trionfo della medicina, 1953
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
Paper size: 51 x 68 cm. / 20 x 26.7 in.
Additional Information: This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist “G. de Chirico” at the lower right.
The work is numbered in pencil from the edition of 99, at the lower left margin.
It was published by Carlo Bestetti Edizioni d’arte, Rome in 1953.
The paper bears the publisher’s blindstamp.
Literature: Brandani, E. (1999). Catalogo dell’opera grafica1969-1977. Volume II. Bologna: Bora.
Reference: Brandani 136
Condition: Very good condition. Minor handling creases and nicks along the sheet edges.
CHRISTO 1935-2020 (Christo Vladimirov Javacheff)
Gabrovo 1935-2020 New York (Bulgarian)
Title: Wrapped Vespa (Project) 1963-64, 2009
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Digital Pigment Print with Hand-Colouring and Paper Collage
Paper size: 30.5 x 30.5 cm. / 12 x 12 in.
Additional Information: This digital pigment print is hand signed in pencil by the artist “Christo” at the upper right corner. It is also hand numbered in pencil, from the edition of 200 beside the signature. It was published in a limited edition of 200 signed and numbered impressions by Miyanomori Art Museum, Sapporo. There were also 30 hors commerce [out of trade] proofs aside from the standard edition.
Provenance: Private collection, Japan. acquired directly from the publisher.
Literature: Schellmann, J. & Benecke, J. (1988). Christo Prints and Objects, 1963-1987: A Catalogue Raisonne. New York: Abbeville Press.
