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Marc CHAGALL

Moïse et le Serpent.

GMT Galerie Marc Triebold

Date 1931-39 / 1956, 1958

Period 20th century

Dimension 53.5 x 39 cm (21¹/₈ x 15³/₈ inches)

Printed by Haasan, Paris and Published by Tériade, Paris. 1956
perfect condition , Sorlier-Vollard 226. Aus Cramer Bücher 30. - Expl. 7/100.

Etching, hand-watercoloured by Marc Chagall in 1958 in green, yellow, rosé and blue on strong, chamois Vélin d’Arches.

Print 30 from „La Bible“. Printed by Haasan, Paris and Published by Tériade, Paris. 1931-1939

Etching with hand-coloring in watercolor on Arches wove paper. Initialed 'M. Ch' in pencil, numbered 7/100. From the edition of 100. Published in 1956 by Teriade, Paris. "La Bible" is one of Chagall's most important works. The work was originally commissioned by Ambroise Vollard in 1930. The artist spent the next 8 years from 1931 to 1939 etching the plates. Printing of the plates took place after the war, at first in Maurice Potin's studio and later at Raymond Haasen's. The copper plates were then destroyed

The images of this work and the further 3 works from this series on offer have been viewed by the Chagall comité and have been approved verbally in November 2023. It's not known how many of the works from this series have been actually coloured by Marc Chagall, as there are also works that staid in black and white.

The Staff of Moses, also known as the Staff of God is a staff mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus, the staff (Hebrew: מַטֶּה matteh, translated "rod" in the King James Bible) was used to produce water from a rock, was transformed into a snake and back, and was used at the parting of the Red Sea.[1] Whether the staff of Moses was the same as the staff used by his brother Aaron has been debated by rabbinical scholars.

Date: 1931-39 / 1956, 1958

Period: 20th century

Signature: Monogrammed in pencilon the lower right as well as with the plate-signature.

Dimension: 53.5 x 39 cm (21¹/₈ x 15³/₈ inches)

Provenance: Private collection, Heidelberg, Germany, private collection, Basel, Switzerland

Literature: perfect condition , Sorlier-Vollard 226. Aus Cramer Bücher 30. - Expl. 7/100.

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19th to 21st Century paintings, sculptures, works on paper and prints. German Expressionism, Modern, internationally significant Contemporary Art, Katsushika Hokusai

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