Marc CHAGALL - Lot 66

Marc CHAGALL "L'enfant ressuscité par Elie, c. 1939 " (The child resurrected by Elijah, c. 1939) Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) The Child Resurrected by Elijah, c. 1939 Original etching (Maurice Potin studio) Here a rare first state before copper reduction Signed in the plate On Montval vellum 44 x 33.5 cm REFERENCE: Catalogue raisonné Marc Chagall et Ambroise Vollard #281 INFORMATION: Chagall's Bible was published by Tériade in 1956, completing a project initiated by Vollard in 1930. Chagall engraved the brass between 1931 and 1939 in the workshops of Maurice Potin. The project was interrupted by the war. The copy presented here, from the Tériade archives, is one of the rare proofs printed in 1931/1939. Excellent condition This description has been translated automatically: Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) The Child Resurrected by Elijah, c. 1939 Original engraving (Maurice Potin workshop) Here a rare first state before reduction of the copper Signed in the plate On Vélin Montval 44 x 33.5 cm REFERENCE: Catalogue raisonné Marc Chagall and Ambroise Vollard #281 INFORMATION: Chagall's Bible was published by Tériade in 1956, completing a project initiated by Vollard in 1930. Chagall engraved the copperplates between 1931 and 1939 in Maurice Potin's workshops. The project was interrupted by the war. The copy presented here, from the Tériade archives, is one of the rare proofs printed in 1931/1939. Excellent condition