1947 After Marc Chagall "In My Country", First Edition Offset Lithograph

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A lovely small First Edition period offset lithograph, print of painting "Dans Mon Pays" (In My Country, 1943) by Marc … Read more A lovely small First Edition period offset lithograph, print of painting "Dans Mon Pays" (In My Country, 1943) by Marc Chagall. Comes from a rare First Limited Edition of XVI pieces of Chagall's art portfolio, created and published by Les Editions Du Chene in Paris, France in 1947. The Edition No. 195. Printed on one side. Signed in the print, above the open doors of the house: "CHAGALL". Mounted on a board of vintage paper. Very good condition - minor age wear, never framed.

Overall 11"W x 14.80"H
Image 7.5"W x 6.6" H

Marc Zakharovich Chagall (born Moishe Zakharovich Shagal; 1887 - 1985) was a Russian-French artist of Belarusian Jewish origin, one of my most favorite artists. "Dans Mon Pays" was painted in 1943, twenty one years after Marc Chagall left Belarus, which was part of Russian Empire and later the USSR. Obviously the artist was missing his motherland and kept it close to his heart.

On the subject of the editor: Editions du Chêne, Paris 1941, it is an occupied Paris which witnesses the emergence, 16, place Vendôme, of the Editions du Chêne. A risky bet given that its 21-year old founder was called Maurice Kahane, an atheist Jewish man who would then adopt the name of his mother, Girodias. The Chêne specialised itself by the edition of art books and literature. The Editions du Chêne would become a branch of the Hachette group in 1951. The edition of art books would then adopt pride of place. George Herscher takes over the Hachette house with enthusiasm in 1971. See less