<<Chagall, Marc>>. Peintures 1942-1945. Introduction by Paul Eluard, with a poem by Leon Degand.

AUCTION 80 | Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 100
(HOLOCAUST)

<<Chagall, Marc>>. Peintures 1942-1945. Introduction by Paul Eluard, with a poem by Leon Degand.

Six pages of text and 12 plates with color reproductions of paintings laid onto sheets, loose as issued. Title-page with <<ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT BY CHAGALL EXECUTED IN WATERCOLOR AND PEN-AND-INK>> along with autograph inscription: “Pour General et Mrs. Troper, Amicalement, Marc Chagall. Vence, 1951.” Original color-pictorial portfolio. 11 x 15 inches (28 x 37.5 cm), torn at spine.

Paris: Les Editions du Chene 1947

Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PRICE REALIZED $5,000
New York-born Morris Carlton Troper (1892-1962) was the European Chairman of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, overseeing its operations in Paris and later Lisbon.