Alekos Fassianos

Greece : Man with Bicycle - Original lithograph, 1997

1997

Jules CAVAILLES Carnival of Nice : Battle of Flowers Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Limited / 50 copies On vellum 97 x 63 cm (c. 33 x 25 in) Excellent condition

Andre DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC Divine : Young Girl Hidden by the Curtains, 1930 Original stone lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 28 x 22 cm (c. 11 x 9 inch) Excellent condition

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

Accompanied by a lantern, an elderly man sits alone, engrossed in a newspaper. Benton used a lithographic process to draw and produce this image. He renders the face and paper well-l...