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Auction Lot No. 182

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Status: .closed-sold.
current bid: $900
hi bidder: ***554
CHAGALL, MARC Russian/French 1887-1985
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    "Jacket Cover", from "Lithographs of Marc Chagall", Vol. I, Cover portion,
    lithograph printed in colors, with embellishments in crayon in the form of a rooster and colored addtions in the floral arrangement,, 1960, with a complimentary signature in pencil by the artist along with a dedication to the recipient,, , As printed by Mourlot, Paris, published by Andre Suerat,Monte-Carlo.

  • State:
  • Condition:In very fine condition.
  • Sheet: 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 in. (33 x 24 cm.)
  • References: Recorded and illustrated in the standard text on the original lithographs of Chagall by Mourlot, no. 281.
  • Framing: Sold unframed
  • Note: This work is the cover of the Volumne I, the "Lithographs of Chagall". It was designed to serve as a dusk cover in the form of an original lithograph. Only the front half is sold here.

    The drawing of the rooster is a typical Chagall image and is usually considered a figurative self-portrait.
Estimates*
US $
Euro
UK pound
Swiss Fr
1000-2000
830-1660
680-1360
980-1960

* Estimates do not include 25% buyer's premium (see Terms and Conditions). NR means no reserve (minimum bid $50 unless otherwise posted). Estimates in other currencies based on conversion rates of Euro: 0.83 , British Pound 0.68, Swiss Fr 0.98. All conversion values are approximate with the final cost determined in dollars.
workcode: mc-2001fe-44