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

Estimate: $3,000–$5,000
Hammer price: $5,000

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(HOLOCAUST)

printer

Les Editions du Chene

Place

Paris

Publication

1947

Description

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.”

summary

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.

Original color-pictorial portfolio. 11 x 15 inches (28 x 37.5 cm), torn at spine.

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