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Prints and Multiples For Sale
Artist: Marc Chagall
Artist: John Kacere
Marc Chagall ”La Femme du Peintre”.
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985).
”La Femme du Peintre”.
Signed and numbered Marc Chagall ##/50.
Color lithograph on Arches,
Framed 39.25H x 33W x 2D inches
Image 63 x ...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
David (Poèmes, #18)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
David is a woodcut on paper from Marc Chagall's Poèmes portfolio, published in 1968. The image size is 13 x 10 inches and the art is framed in an ornate, gold-tone frame. Unsigned as...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Woodcut
L'inspiré Self Portrait Marc Chagall Valentina Vava Lithograph 1963 Mourlot 398
By Marc Chagall
Located in Eversholt, Bedfordshire
Inspiration or L'inspiré - The artist and his wife, self-portrait.
This is a self-portrait of the great artist, depicting him as lost in thought before one of his paintings, which is apparently related to his home country Russia, as suggested by the small figure in the lower right of the work. Chagall’s wife Valentina (“Vava”), who was also from Russia, is looking over his shoulder, full of longing. The small surreal elements that are characteristic of Chagall’s paintings are also present here: the silhouettes of the houses that seems to stick out of the painting and a figure with a flute or trombone standing on its head.
Chagall Lithographe, Volume II of the catalogue raisonné of Chagall's lithographic work, see Mourlot 398, 1957-1962, Paris 1963, imprinted by Imprimerie Mourlot for the publisher André Sauret. A lithographic plate from the catalog that was published in 10,000 copies.
Condition : Excellent
Set inside a cream mount bearing brass cartellino
Visible sheet size length 23cm, Height 31.50cm
In a carved and gilded frame
Frame size Length 44cm, Height 55.5cm
The reverse with a paper label in Japanese
Provenance : Private Collection, purchased with Lovers in Grey
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall, David sauvé par Michal, 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Torino, IT
MARC CHAGALL, Vitebsk 1887- St.Paul de Vence 1985
David sauvé par Michal, 1960
Original lithograph in colours. Bibliography: Mourlot II.250, Cramer 42. (mm. 354x264).
Perfect specim...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Black and White Bouquet in Vase on Table, Marc Chagall lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
6 x 6.5 inches, image
14.88 x 11 inches, paper
22.63 x 20.13 inches, frame
Offset lithograph after the original drawing
Framed to conservation standards using 100 percent silk-lined rag matting and museum glass, housed in a gold cassetta-style moulding with a gilded fillet insert
Marc Chagall was born in Liozno, near Vitebsk, now in Belarus, the eldest of nine children in a close-knit Jewish family led by his father Khatskl (Zakhar) Shagal, a herring merchant, and his mother, Feige-Ite. This period of his life, described as happy though impoverished, appears in references throughout Chagall's work. The family home on Pokrovskaya Street is now the Marc Chagall Museum...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Ruth at the Feet of Boaz - Lithograph by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph realized by Marc Chagall in 1960 to illustrate "The Bible".
Edition of 6500, published by Tériade in no. 33 and 34 of the Art Magazine Verve.
Printed by Mourlot a...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Ballet, Frontispiece
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
The Ballet, Frontispiece for the book “Daphnis and Chloe” Lithograph in colors, 1969. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued from an edition of 10,000.
Printed ...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
"The Barefoot Lumberjack" Etching from "Les Ames Mortes" by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Barefoot Lumberjack" Etching from "Les Ames Mortes" by Marc Chagall
Playful etching of a lumberjack by Marc Chagall (Russian, 1887-1985). A stout lumberjack is shown holing his...
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1940s Post-War Prints and Multiples
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Ink, Laid Paper
Marc Chagall - Green River - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall
Original Lithograph
Double-page spread from the 1974 book "Chagall" by André Pieyre de Mandiargues.
Unsigned, edition of approximately 10,000
Published by Maeght
1974
D...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Marc Chagall -- Le Peintre from Songes
By Marc Chagall
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Marc Chagall
Le Peintre, from Songes (cf. C. books 112)
etching with aquatint in colours, 1981,
Signed low right
Edition 31/50
Published by G. Cramer, Geneva, with wide margins
Ima...
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1980s Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"Naomi and Her Daughters-In-Law" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bible art. Size: 1...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
"Micah Rescues David from Saul" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bible art. Size: 1...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
"Sarah and Abimelech" original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed by Mourlot and published in Paris by Teriade for Verve in 1960 for a special edition devoted exclusively to Chagall's original Bible art. Size: 1...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Then Moses assembled all the Congregation of the children of Israel - The Exodus
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Then Moses assembled all the Congregation of the children of Israel, and sayde unto them...
Lithograph from 1966.
The edition of 20 on Japanese paper.
D...
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1960s Symbolist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Marc Chagall Angel With Sword, from The Bible Lithographs 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall
Medium: Lithograph
Title: Angel With Sword
Year: 1956
Portfolio: The Bible Lithographs 1956
Edition: 6500
Signed: No
Reference: Cramer 25, Mourlot 119
Framed Siz...
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1950s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
1967 Original poster by Marc Chagall "Oeuvre gravée" at the Galerie Berggruen
By Marc Chagall
Located in PARIS, FR
The original exhibition poster by Marc Chagall, titled "Oeuvre gravée" at the Galerie Berggruen in 1967, stands as a testament to the artist's mastery of printmaking and his enduring...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
Joseph Explains the Dreams of Pharaoh - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Belongs to the series "The Bible".
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
N...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Sacrifice of Noah - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Angel Leading Elijah - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Ruth at the feet of Boaz - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograh depicting an instant of the Bible.
Technique: Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot no. 234)
On the reverse: another black and white original litho...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Meditation
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1979
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 46/50
Printer : Mourlot, Paris
Catalog : [Mourlot 941]
60.00 cm. x 43.50 cm. 23.62 in. x 17.13 in. (paper)
35.00 cm....
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1970s Abstract Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Daphnes and Chloé, Planche XLI
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Daphnes and Chloé, Planche XLI
Lithograph from 1961.
Dimensions of work: 43 x 66 cm.
Enhanced with gouache. Examined and identified by a French gallery ...
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1930s Symbolist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
1962 original exhibition poster by Marc Chagall - Chagall et la Bible
By Marc Chagall
Located in PARIS, FR
This 1962 original exhibition poster, designed by Marc Chagall, was created for the landmark exhibition "Chagall et la Bible" at the Musée Rath in Gen...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
David and the Lion - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Quai aux Fleurs
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Quai aux Fleurs
Lithograph from 1954.
Dimensions of sheet: 38 x 28 cm
Dimensions in frame: 53.2 x 43.2 cm
Publisher: Maeght Éditeur, Paris.
Printer: F...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Maternité / Motherhood I: Honte / Disgrace
By Marc Chagall
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MARC CHAGALL (1887 – 1985)
MATERNITE, 1926. Motherhood I: Honte / Disgrace (Kornfeld 65, Cramer 5, Sorlier, p. 20-21
Etching, Frontispiece from Maternite Au Sans Pareil, Paris, 1926. Marcel Arland, illustrated by Marc Chagall with five original etchings this being one of the five. Image size: 5 5/8 x 4 1/8. 1130 unsigned impressions on various papers. The story begins with a young woman being shunned by the whole village because she had given birth to a child and left its dead body...
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1920s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Circus : The Spirit of the Circus - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #509)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
The Circus : The Spirit of the Circus, 1967
Original lithograph (Mourlot Workshop)
On Arches vellum 42 x 32 cm (c. 17 x 13 in)
REFERENCE : Catalog raiso...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Circus : Acrobat on Yellow Backgroung - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #602)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Acrobat on Yellow Backgroung, 1959
Original Lithograph (Mourlot workshop)
Printed signature in the plate
Lilited edition of 100 unumbered proofs
On Arches V...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Darkness Over Egypt - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Répit, 1968 (Poèmes, #9)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Répit (Respite) is a woodcut on paper from Marc Chagall's Poèmes portfolio, published in 1968. The image size is 13 x 10 inches and the art is framed in an ornate, gold-tone frame. U...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Woodcut
The Passover Feast - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Automobilist, from: My Life - Russian French Berlin Autobiography Surrealism
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This original etching with drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right margin.
It is also hand numbered 49 in pencil from the edition of 110, at the lower left margin.
There were 84 impressions on laid paper and a further 26 impressions on Japan paper.
It was published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin in 1923.
Note: The work was part of Chagall's important and renowned series "Mein Leben...
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1920s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Etching
1963 original poster by Marc Chagall - Les peintres témoins de leur temps
By Marc Chagall
Located in PARIS, FR
In 1963, the Musée Galliera in Paris hosted the exhibition Les Peintres Témoins de Leur Temps (Painters as Witnesses of Their Time), a significant event that brought together some of...
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1960s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
On the Earth, Crowd and Planes - Original etching (Cramer #103)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Et sur la Terre, Crowd and Planes, 1977
Original etching
Unsigned
On Rives vellum, 44 x 66 cm
REFERENCE: Cramer Catalogue Raisonné #103
INFORMATION: Etchi...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Etching
On the Earth, Crowd and Birds - Original etching (Cramer #103)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Et sur la Terre, Crowd and Birds, 1977
Original etching
Unsigned
On Rives vellum, 44 x 66 cm
REFERENCE: Cramer Catalogue Raisonné #103
INFORMATION: Etchin...
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1970s Modern Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Prophet Killed by a Lion - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Golden Calf - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, so signature.
Héliogravure on bot sheets, recto and verso.
Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade, Paris.
...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Photogravure
When Abdullah got the Net Ashore - French Art - Symbolism, Fauvism Art
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes
Title: When Abdullah got the Net Ashore…, from: Four Tales...
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1940s Fauvist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
The Woman and the Street
By Marc Chagall
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Woman and the Street
Etching, 1927-1930
Signed in the plate lower right corner (see photo)
From: The Fables of La Fontaine, Plate 84
From the deluxe portfolio edition of 40 examp...
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1920s French School Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Night in the Desert - Héliogravure by Marc Chagall - 1960
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Héliogravure on brown-toned paper, no signature.
Héliogravure on bot sheets, recto and verso.
Edition of 6500 unsigned copies. Printed by Mourlot and published by Tériade on the A...
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1960s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Photogravure
Moses Receives the Tables of the Law - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Bulls and a Frog - Original Etching - Ref. Sorlier #106
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall
Fables : Bulls and a Frog , 1952
Original etching
Printed signature in the plate
Numbered 61 / 85
On Montval vellum 39 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 in)
With COA of the gallery a...
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1950s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Marc Chagall "Song of the Bow"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
MARC CHAGALL ( 1887- 1985 )
“ Song of the Bow”
1958
from ‘The Bible’
Original Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor. Signed with initials and numbered ##/100 in pencil, published...
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Mid-20th Century Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Etching
Lettre à Marc Chagall, with five etchings by the artist
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887 Liozna near Vitebsk – 1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence), Jerzy Ficowski: Lettre à Marc Chagall with five etchings by the artist, 1969
Technique: etching on paper
Dimensio...
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1960s Symbolist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
The Angel, Framed Modern Lithograph by Marc Chagall
By Marc Chagall
Located in Long Island City, NY
Original lithograph from Marc Chagall's Book of Lithographs published in 1960.
Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
Frame Size: 22 x 19 inches
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Poèmes, Planche II
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Poèmes, Planche II
Woodcut print from 1968.
An unnumbered and unsigned copy from a limited edition of 238.
Dimensions of sheet: 32.5 x 25 cm
Dimensions...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
Song of Songs - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Marc Chagall - Opera
By Marc Chagall
Located in OPOLE, PL
Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - Opera
Lithograph from 1965.
Dimensions of work: 32 x 23.5 cm.
Publisher: André Sauret, Monte Carlo.
The work is in Excellent condition.
Category
1960s Abstract Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Dalila Cuts Sanson's Hair - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
"Moses then came and called for the Elders…" (The Story of Exodus, M.457), 1966
By Marc Chagall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Moses then came and called for the Elders of the people, and proposed unto them all these things, which the Lorde commanded him. (M.457)" from Marc Chagall's "The Story of Exodus," 1...
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20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
LE CHEVALET AUX FLEURS (MOURLOT 838)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Lithograph in colors on wove paper. Mourlot 838. Sheet size 30.25 x 20 inches. Image size 22.5 x 14.75 inches. Frame size approx 36.5 x 26.5 inches. Edition 34/50.
Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist: Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887–1985) was an artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career, Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in paintings like I and the Village...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Paper, Lithograph
Abraham and the Three Angels - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Marc Chagall -- The Festival, from L'Odyssée
By Marc Chagall
Located in BRUCE, ACT
MARC CHAGALL -- The Festival, from L'Odyssée, 1975
Lithograph in colours
Unsigned
Edition H.C. XVII / XX
published by Mourlot, Paris
Literature Mourl...
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1970s Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Marc Chagall - The Bible - Eve - Original Lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Marc Chagall, Original Lithograph depicting an instant of the Bible.
Technique: Original lithograph in colours (Mourlot no. 234)
On the reverse: another black and white original lith...
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1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
David Climbing the Hill of Olive Trees - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
Not signed nor numbered, as issued.
...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
An Old Jew, from: My Life - Russian French Berlin Jewish Surrealism Mein Leben
By Marc Chagall
Located in London, GB
This original etching and drypoint 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 110, at th...
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1920s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Etching
The Circus : Acrobats in Love - Original Lithograph (Mourlot #496)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Paris, IDF
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
The Circus : The Dream of the Bride, 1967
Original lithograph (Mourlot Workshop)
On Arches vellum 42 x 32 cm (c. 17 x 13 in)
REFERENCE : Catalog raisonn...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel - Etching by Marc Chagall - 1956
By Marc Chagall
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on Montval wove paper, realized by Marc Chagall in 1931-39 and published by Tériade in 1956.
Belongs to the series "The Bible".
Edition of 275+30 out of commerce copies.
N...
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1950s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Fine Art Prints for Sale — Animal Prints, Abstract Prints, Nude Prints and Other Prints
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