Auction 35 - Rare and Important Judaica
Verve - Illustrations of the Bible - Marc Chagall - 28 Original Lithographs and an Illustrated Dedication by Chagall
Opening: $5,000
Sold for: $7,500
Including buyer's premium
Verve. Revue Artistique et Littéraire. Vol. VIII, Nos 33 et 34. Published by Verve, Paris 1956. French.
A book designed in album format. 105 quality black and white reproductions and 28 original lithographs (16 of which are colored), to works with Biblical subject matter created by Chagall during the years 1930-1955. The cover design is also by Chagall.
On the cover page there is a handwritten dedication by Chagall, “To Tuvya and Galila Ruebner (Paris, 1967).” Alongside the dedication Chagall added an illustration of a figure standing by a tree. The copy in front of us is wrapped in a brown paper envelope, on the frontage and on the spine Chagall wrote in colored pastels the following inscription: "Marc Chagall Bible”.
36 cm. Good condition. The cover is slightly loose. Tears on the spine. A few stains. The paper envelope is slightly torn. The lithographs are in good condition.
A book designed in album format. 105 quality black and white reproductions and 28 original lithographs (16 of which are colored), to works with Biblical subject matter created by Chagall during the years 1930-1955. The cover design is also by Chagall.
On the cover page there is a handwritten dedication by Chagall, “To Tuvya and Galila Ruebner (Paris, 1967).” Alongside the dedication Chagall added an illustration of a figure standing by a tree. The copy in front of us is wrapped in a brown paper envelope, on the frontage and on the spine Chagall wrote in colored pastels the following inscription: "Marc Chagall Bible”.
36 cm. Good condition. The cover is slightly loose. Tears on the spine. A few stains. The paper envelope is slightly torn. The lithographs are in good condition.