Marc Chagall

The Automobilist, from: My Life | Der Automobilist: Mein Leben

1922

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The Automobilist, from My Life [Der Automobilist: Mein Leben] by Marc Chagall, 1922.

  • Marc Chagall (Russian-French, 1887-1985).
  • Etching with drypoint on laid paper.
  • Hand-signed and numbered.
  • Edition 49/110.
  • This work is presented unframed.


This original etching with drypoint is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Marc Chagall" at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil from the edition of 110, at the lower left margin.


There were 84 impressions on laid paper and a further 26 impressions on Japan paper. It was published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin in 1923.


The work was part of Chagall's important and renowned series Mein Leben (My Life), which included different etchings, all relating to significant events in his life. It was intended to illustrate his first autobiography.

Dimensions

Height: 8.07 inches / 20.5 cm
Width: 7.01 inches / 17.8 cm

Above dimensions refer to image size.


Paper Height: 13.9 inches / 35.2 cm

Paper Width: 10.7 inches / 27.1 cm

Signature

Hand-signed and numbered.

Literature

Kornfeld, E.W. (1971). Marc Chagall – Catalogue Raisonné de l’ouevre gravé. Vol I 1922-1966. Bern: Kornfeld & Klipstein. Reference: Kornfeld 26

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The sheet is lightly toned.

Minor, pinpoint foxing scattered across the sheet.

 

Product is used.

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