CHAGALL (Marc).
Drawings for the Bible.
Paris: Éditions de la revue Verve, 1960. - In-folio, 355 x 264. Illustrated cardboard from the publisher.

Double number, 37-38, constituting the review Verve, volume x de, including the reproduction of the drawings that Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) had "executed in 1958 and 1959 on biblical themes that he had not generally dealt with in his illustration for the Bible, engraved with etching and which was reproduced in the number 33/34 of Verve" (justification).
Beginning with a preface signed by Gaston Bachelard, the edition includes 96 black reproductions and 25 colour lithographs, including one on cardboard, specially made for the work.
A very well preserved copy with only a few minor rubbings of use.
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Lot no. 181

CHAGALL (Marc). Drawings for the Bible. Paris: Éditions de la revue Verve, 1960. - In-folio, 355 x 264. Illustrated cardboard from the publisher. Double number, 37-38, constituting the review Verve, volume x de, including the reproduction of the drawings that Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) had "executed in 1958 and 1959 on biblical themes that he had not generally dealt with in his illustration for the Bible, engraved with etching and which was reproduced in the number 33/34 of Verve" (justification). Beginning with a preface signed by Gaston Bachelard, the edition includes 96 black reproductions and 25 colour lithographs, including one on cardboard, specially made for the work. A very well preserved copy with only a few minor rubbings of use.

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€1,000 - €1,500
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€1,250
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25%
CHAGALL (Marc). Drawings for the Bible. Paris: Éditions de la revue Verve, 1960. - In-folio, 355 x 264. Illustrated cardboard from the publisher. Double number, 37-38, constituting the review Verve, volume x de, including the reproduction of the drawings that Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) had "executed in 1958 and 1959 on biblical themes that he had not generally dealt with in his illustration for the Bible, engraved with etching and which was reproduced in the number 33/34 of Verve" (justification). Beginning with a preface signed by Gaston Bachelard, the edition includes 96 black reproductions and 25 colour lithographs, including one on cardboard, specially made for the work. A very well preserved copy with only a few minor rubbings of use.
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