Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) - Lot 71

Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) Petrushka (Dead Souls); 1948 Original etching Signed in the plate On Japon nacré paper 28 x 38.5 cm Edition of 50 unnumbered copies on this paper REFERENCE : Catalogue raisonné Marc Chagall et Ambroise Vollard; #6 Marc Chagall began engraving the copperplates illustrating Nicolas Gogol's "Dead Souls" in 1923. The print was completed on the presses of the Imprimerie Nationale de France in 1948. Excellent condition AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION : Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) Petrushka (Dead Souls); 1948 Original engraving Signed in the plate On pearly Japanese paper 28 x 38.5 cm Edition of 50 unnumbered copies on this paper REFERENCE: Catalog raisonné Marc Chagall and Ambroise Vollard; #6 Marc Chagall began engraving the copperplates illustrating Nicolas Gogol's "Dead Souls" from 1923. The print was completed on the presses of the Imprimerie Nationale de France in 1948. Excellent condition