Alfred MANESSIER (1911-1993) Litanies or Evening Litanies, 1952. Lithograph in colors on paper. Off-press proof numbered 2/10 and signed on the lower right corner. 55,5 x 37,5 cm. Fading and stains. A tapestry by Alfred Manessier titled Les Litanies was woven in haute-lice, at the Manufacture des Gobelins (Paris), in four copies from 1954-1964. Its large cardboard execution was made in 1953 from the eponymous lithograph dating from 1952.