Chagall, Marc Le villageois et le serpent, aus: Jean de La Fontaine, Fables II. 1927-30. Radierung auf Montval-Bütten (m. Wz.). 29,5 x 24 cm (42 x 33,6 cm). Signiert und mit der Blattnummer bezeichnet…

Classical Modernism Chagall, Marc Le villageois et le serpent, from: Jean de La Fontaine, Fables II. 1927-30. Etching on Montval laid paper (watermark). 29.5 x 24 cm (42 x 33.6 cm). Signed and inscribed with the sheet number, also signed in the plate. - Paper slightly wavy in margins, very slightly yellowed in a few outer edges, very slight small crease in upper right, overall very good. Splendid, high-contrast impression with slightly embossed platemark and wide margins, with scoop margin on three sides. Cramer 22nd - One of 100 signed impressions of the edition of 100 additionally published portfolio copies, on Montval. - Sheet 68 of the extensive series on Jean de La Fontaine's fables. - Printed by Maurice Potin, Paris 1952. Etching on Montval laid paper (with watermark). Signed and indicated with sheet number, additionally signed in the plate. - Paper slightly buckled in margins, very slightly yellowed in few outer margins, small very slight crease mark on upper right, all in all very good. Splendid, contrast-rich impression with slightly impressed platemark and wide margin, deckle edge on three sides. - One of 100 signed copies of the edtion of 100 additionally published portfolios, on Montval paper. - Sheet 68 of the extentive portfolio "Jean de La Fontaine, Fables". - Print by Maurice Potin, Paris 1952.