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980 - Modern and Contemporary Art Classical Modernism – Chagall, M…
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Modern and Contemporary Art Classical Modernism – Chagall, Marc A series of 26 phototypes, some coloured using the pochoir technique and mostly full-page, on B. F. K. vélin, based on original drawings. In: Paul Eluard. Le Dur Désir de Durer. Paris. 1946. Approx. 38.5 x 27 cm each (sheet size). Loose half-sheets, folded once, in the original French paperback with typographic title on the front cover and spine. – Excellent prints with fresh colouring. One of 6 numbered ‘H. C.’ contributor’s copies from the second batch of 330 numbered copies on Vélin B. F. K. (GA 355). - Published by Arnold-Bordas. - Eluard stated that he had already known whilst writing that the work would be illustrated by Chagall. These are reproduced with particularly vivid and fresh colours using the refined reproduction technique of pochoir-coloured phototypes, invented by Daniel Jacomet around 1900. - The spine of the paperback has some damage; some of the pages are slightly browned at the edges, occasionally with light foxing and slight discolouration. A series of 26 phototypes, some coloured using the pochoir technique and mostly full-page, printed on B. F. K. vellum from original drawings by Marc Chagall. Each approx. 38.5 x 27 cm (sheet size). Loose half-sheets, folded once, in the original French wrappers with a typographic title on the front cover and spine. - Superb prints with vivid colours. - One of 6 numbered copies for contributors marked ‘H. C.’ from a run of 330 numbered copies on B. F. K. vellum (total print run 355). - Published by Arnold-Bordas. - Eluard stated that he had already known whilst writing that the work would be illustrated by his friend Chagall, whose drawings are reproduced here in particularly vivid and fresh colours using the fine reproduction technique of pochoir-coloured phototypes, invented by Daniel Jacomet around 1900. - The spine of the paperback has some damage. Some of the pages are slightly browned at the edges, with occasional light foxing and slight shelf wear.
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Auction time 07/11/2026 at 11:00 AM
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