Marc Chagall (1887-1985) - La Jeune Veuve
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Marc Chagall’s La Jeune Veuve is a 1927 original etching from the Les Fables series, signed and numbered 72 in a limited edition, depicting a portrait in Surrealist style and offered in good condition and framed.
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La jeune veuve – 1927
Original etching from the celebrated portfolio “Les Fables”
A beautiful and highly collectible original etching by Marc Chagall, created in 1927 as part of his celebrated series of illustrations for Jean de La Fontaine’s “Les Fables”.
This work, entitled “La jeune veuve” (“The Young Widow”), is sheet no. 72 from the complete series. It displays Chagall’s unmistakable poetic visual language, combining expressive line work, delicate tonal contrasts and a subtle sense of narrative.
The etching is signed by the artist in pencil “Marc Chagall” at the lower right and numbered “72” at the lower left. It was printed on fine handmade paper with the “Montgolfier” watermark.
The complete “Les Fables” project was commissioned by the important Parisian art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard. The edition comprised 100 etchings, each issued with generous margins, signed by Marc Chagall and marked with its respective sequence number.
Catalogue raisonné:
Charles Sorlier, “Marc Chagall et Ambroise Vollard”, no. 166.
- Sheet size: 42 x 33.5cm
- Shipping from Switzerland with tracking number.
La jeune veuve – 1927
Original etching from the celebrated portfolio “Les Fables”
A beautiful and highly collectible original etching by Marc Chagall, created in 1927 as part of his celebrated series of illustrations for Jean de La Fontaine’s “Les Fables”.
This work, entitled “La jeune veuve” (“The Young Widow”), is sheet no. 72 from the complete series. It displays Chagall’s unmistakable poetic visual language, combining expressive line work, delicate tonal contrasts and a subtle sense of narrative.
The etching is signed by the artist in pencil “Marc Chagall” at the lower right and numbered “72” at the lower left. It was printed on fine handmade paper with the “Montgolfier” watermark.
The complete “Les Fables” project was commissioned by the important Parisian art dealer and publisher Ambroise Vollard. The edition comprised 100 etchings, each issued with generous margins, signed by Marc Chagall and marked with its respective sequence number.
Catalogue raisonné:
Charles Sorlier, “Marc Chagall et Ambroise Vollard”, no. 166.
- Sheet size: 42 x 33.5cm
- Shipping from Switzerland with tracking number.
Details
Artist
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Limited edition
Edition number
72
Title of artwork
La Jeune Veuve
Technique
Etching
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
France
Year
1927
Condition
Good condition
Height
51.5 cm
Width
43 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Surrealism
Period
1920-1930
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