MARC CHAGALL
Nicolas Gogol - Les Âmes mortes
Eaux-fortes originales de Marc Chagall. Paris, Tériade Éditeur, 1948
1927-1930, erschienen 1948
Loose, in orig. wrappers and in orig. cardboard slipcase - 2 volumes
40x29,9 cm, slipcase
The imprint signed by the artist in pen and ink "Marc Chagall" and inscribed as "H.C.". No. "XXV" of 33 copies "Hors commerce" of a total edition of 368. With 96 sheet-size etchings loosely inserted in the 2 text volumes and 11 initials and vignettes integrated in the text
Catalogues Raisonné
Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall, Catalogue raisonné des livres illustrés, cat.no. 17
Charles Sorlier, Marc Chagall et Ambroise Vollard, cat.no. 1-96
Johnson 1977, Ambroise Vollard Éditeur, cat.no. 173
Boston 1961, cat.no. 50
Rauch 1957, cat.no. 146
Condition
The two wrappers with minor foxing, the slipcases with some soiling and signs of wear. The prints and individual pages in very fine condition