59 - Marc Chagall (1887–1985)

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) Toward Another Light, 1985 Original color lithograph on Arches vellum Stamped signature in the lower right; numbered 342/1000 in pencil in the lower left; dry stamp “Original Lithograph, Marc Chagall Studio” in the lower left; printed colophon on the reverse Dimensions: + Sheet: 63 × 47.5 cm (24.8 × 18.7 in.) + Image: 43.8 × 33.7 cm (17.2 × 13.3 in.) Condition: Very good condition. Fresh colors. Margins preserved along the bottom edge. Inventory annotations in pencil on the reverse. No stains, foxing, tears, or creases. Unframed. References: Sorlier 1050 (C. Sorlier, *Chagall Lithographe 1980–1985*, Monte Carlo, 1986) Considered to be the last lithograph Chagall worked on, in the final days before his death in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in March 1985. Printed by Charles Sorlier. The edition consists of 500 prints on Rives paper and 1,000 on Arches paper.