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Josué devant Jéricho

GMT Galerie Marc Triebold

Date 1931-39 / 1956 and 1958

Period 20th century

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

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

Printed by Haasan, Paris and Published by Tériade, Paris, 1956.

Print 46 from „La Bible“. Printed by Haasan, Paris and Published by Tériade, Paris. 1956

Etching with hand-colouring by Marc Chagall (1958) in watercolor on Arches wove paper. Initialed 'M. Ch' in pencil, numbered 84/100. 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 cooper plates were then destroyed.

perfect condition , Sorlier-Vollard 244. Aus Cramer Bücher 30.

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.

Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord have for his servant?” The commander of the LORD’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so (Joshua 5:13-15 NKJV).

Date: 1931-39 / 1956 and 1958

Period: 20th century

Signature: Monogrammed in pencil on 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: Sorlier-Vollard 244. Aus Cramer Bücher 30.

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