MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
[Shagal, Mark, Zakharovich, Moses]
Vitebsk, Belarus 1887-1985 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes
Title: The Rooster and the Pearl, 1927/1952
Technique: Original Hand-Coloured Etching on Montval paper
Paper Size: 36 x 29 cm / 14.2 x 11.4 in
Plate Size: 26 x 24 cm / 10.2 x 9.4 in
Additional Information: This etching is hand-coloured by the artist in yellow and red watercolor.
The work is part of a series "Les Fables de la Fontaine" and was printed in 1952 in a limited edition of only 85 hand colored impressions on Montval paper.
The total edition included 200 impressions of which only 85 where hand colored.
The series was commissioned by Ambroise Vollard in 1927. Chagall executed the plates from 1927 to 1930.
The etchinsg were printed between 1927 to 1930 by Maurice Potin for Ambroise Vollard but the series was only piblished by Teriade (for Editions Verve) in 1952.
Literature: Marc Chagall and Ambroise Vollard: Complete Catalogue of Etchings by Marc Chagall commissioned by Ambroise Vollard, ed. Charles Sorlier
Reference: Vollard 103
Condition: Good Condition. Some discolouration due to a previous frame.