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[Chagall, Marc -] Lionello Venturi
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8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Marc Chagall. New York: Pierre Matisse editions, 1945
- ink, paper
4to (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.; 287 x 221 mm). Numerous illustrations, Original publisher wrappers. Original drawing in dark blue ink, on the first blank leaf, signed and dated "Marc Chagall. N.Y. 1946".
Catalogue Note
The drawing probably shows Chagall and, his wife Bella who passed away in 1944. The lovers embrace each other under a tree and a drop of water falls on Bella's face as a tear from her inconsolable lover.
In 1946, Mac Chagall published Bella's book The Burning Lights.
In 1946, Mac Chagall published Bella's book The Burning Lights.