MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) CHLOE IS CARRIED OFF BY THE METHYMNEANS. Color lithograph, 1961, Ref: Mourlot, 327, Provenance: William A. Findlay Inc., Chicago 16.5"x25"

This piece is mounted in the frame against the glass with no tape and a cardboard backing. This sheet has a light - medium amount of overall yellowing (unclear if the original sheet color is cream). There is light overall dust build up. There is a crease running vertically through the print, this is mostly visible to the back, but causing seem very faint pigment loss. This piece does not have margins, there is a torn edge texture on the top and bottom. There is a piece of .25" x 1" piece of making tape in the lower right corner on the back - this appears to be stray tape, slightly ripping up surface. The back has a significant amount of pin tip sized yellow spots that on the surface, these do not appear to be foxing spots but possibly yellow pigment from the cardboard behind. There are a couple 1" crease running parallel to the top edge about .25" into the sheet. There is a slight darker pigment dark discoloration light on the left side of the back about .25" into the sheet.