Marc Chagall

Five complete portfolios, 1925-1959, comprising etchings, lithographs and drypoints

Maternité (C. BKS 5; K. 65-69): The complete book, comprising five drypoints, 1926, numbered 166, from the total edition of 960, on vergé de Hollande paper



Suite Provinciale: The complete book, comprising 92 reproductions of pen and ink drawings by Chagall, 1927, on BFK Rives wove paper



Journal d'un Cheval: The complete portfolio, comprising two etchings and five lithographs, one printed in colours, 1952, numbered 151, from the total edition of 200, on BFK Rives wove paper



Chagall (C. BKS 34; M. 192-205, 207): The complete book, comprising 15 lithographs, 13 printed in colours, 1957, from the edition of 6000 unnumbered copies, on wove paper



Journal de Anne Frank, by René Guillard after Marc Chagall: The complete book, comprising one lithograph printed in black and grey, 1959, numbered 390, from the total edition of 495, on Arches wove paper

Maternité: With full margins, in good condition apart from pale paper discoloration and occasional minute fox marks (only visible upon close inspection). Suite Provinciale: With full margins, in good condition apart from a small area of water-staining to the first title page and pale offsetting to the second title page, occasional minute fox marks and pale paper discoloration, the extreme edges of the sheets slightly darkened. Journal d'un Cheval: With full margins, in good condition apart from occasional pale paper discoloration, mostly at the extreme edges of the sheets, occasional minute fox marks. Chagall: With full margins, in good condition apart from occasional minute fox marks and very minor offsetting. Journal de Anne Frank: With full margins, in good condition apart from pale discoloration to the paper cover, very pale offsetting to the title page, the lithograph with extremely pale paper discoloration at the left sheet edge and light creasing at the extreme edges of the sheet.
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