Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)

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Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Self-portrait with an Angel and the Angel Holding the Tables of the Law, 1957. Ink and coloured pencils on the title page of the double number 33-34, forming volume VIII, of the magazine Verve, "devoted to the complete reproduction in heliogravure of the 105 plates engraved in etching by Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) between 1930 and 1955, for the illustration of the Bible". With an autograph signed and dated by the artist to Edmond Pognon. The book is also complete with his 16 lithographs in colour and 12 in black, created especially for this edition and printed by Mourlot. Size of each drawing: 35,5 x 25 cm. Folds, small tears and small dents in the self-portrait. Unstuck back, wear on the cover and small tears on the hinges. Book with ink and coloured pencils, signed and dated lower right. 13,7 x 9,8 in. Provenance: Mr Edmond Pognon, Chief Curator in the Prints and Drawings Department of the Bibliothèque Nationale. Then by descent to the present owner.
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