MARC CHAGALL Russian, French, 1887-1985
Man with a Basket, from: My Life | Der Mann mit dem Korb: Mein Leben, 1922/23
Original Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Drypoint on Laid Paper
35.2 x 27 cm. / 13.9 x 10.6 in.
This original etching and 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 printed by Pan-Presse, Berlin in 1922 and published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin in 1923.
Note: 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.
Provenance: Private Collection, Kansas City
Literature: Kornfeld, E.W. (1971). Marc Chagall – Catalogue Raisonné de l’ouevre gravé. Vol I 1922-1966. Bern: Kornfeld & Klipstein.
Reference: Kornfeld 22
Condition: Good condition. The sheet lightly toned and with scattered foxing. Remnants of hinging, verso.
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 printed by Pan-Presse, Berlin in 1922 and published by Paul Cassirer, Berlin in 1923.
Note: 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.
Provenance: Private Collection, Kansas City
Literature: Kornfeld, E.W. (1971). Marc Chagall – Catalogue Raisonné de l’ouevre gravé. Vol I 1922-1966. Bern: Kornfeld & Klipstein.
Reference: Kornfeld 22
Condition: Good condition. The sheet lightly toned and with scattered foxing. Remnants of hinging, verso.
$ 4,000.00
