Marc Chagall
“Celui Qui Dit Les Choses Sans Rien Dire (Plate 11)”
Limited Edition Print : Etching with Aquatint on Velin Arches Paper,
Size: 18.50x14.17 inches | 47x36 cm
Edition: 200 unsigned proofs
Reduced New
🔥Etching with Aquatint Portfolio Page
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Year1975
Not Signed
Condition Excellent
Not Framed
Purchased fromPrivate Collector 2021
Story / Additional Info“Those who say things without saying anything”
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)Title: Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire (Plate 11)Medium: Original Etching & Aquatint, 1975/6 , on Velin Arches paper, an Unsigned proof , with the publishers watermark ME (Maeght Editeur), a proof with full margins still attached to a further page pdf printed text (folded over)Literature: Patrick Cramer: “Marc Chagall, Les Livres Illustres” Reference 99, page 292/3Quarante ans d’edition Maeght, page 106Note: Chagall illustrates Aragon's poetry in twenty-five original full-page colour etchings with aquatint of which this an one example. While Aragon's verse is mainly a tribute to the painter, Chagall's original engravings focus on many of his favourite themes and exemplify his typically poetic and whimsical style. This example shows marchers carrying a Tricolour flag.
Printed by: Lacouriere et Frelaut , Paris, FranceEdition: 200 proofs, unsigned and with the publishers watermark
Certificate of AuthenticityFairhead Fine Art
LID146315