Les Ames Mortes. Eaux-Fortes Originales de Marc Chagall
Chagall, Marc. Gogol, Nicolas
Paris. Tériade Editeur. 1948
A rare presentation copy of Marc Chagall's masterful illustrations for Gogol's 'Dead Souls'.
From the edition limited to 370 numbered copies signed by Chagall.
Chagall's presentation is in black ink to the half-title: 'Pour Alla et Dicky / Goldschmidt / en bon souvenir / et merci - - / Marc Chagall [underlined] / Bruxelles / 1957.'
Chagall's presentation is to Bénédict Leopold Goldschmidt (1905 - 1972) known always as 'Dicky' and his wife Alla (1917 - 1989), née Safieva. The Goldschmidts inherited a considerable collection of fin-de-siècle and modern art works from Dicky's parents, both scions of banking families, including paintings by Chagall, James Ensor, Ferdinand Khnopf and many others; Dicky and Alla expanded the collection considerably which was donated en bloc to the Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in 1990 after Alla's death.
The 96 prints for Gogol's masterpiece were executed between 1927 and 1930 for Vollard but Tériade was the first to publish them and not until after World War II.
[Cramer 17].
From the edition limited to 370 numbered copies signed by Chagall.
Chagall's presentation is in black ink to the half-title: 'Pour Alla et Dicky / Goldschmidt / en bon souvenir / et merci - - / Marc Chagall [underlined] / Bruxelles / 1957.'
Chagall's presentation is to Bénédict Leopold Goldschmidt (1905 - 1972) known always as 'Dicky' and his wife Alla (1917 - 1989), née Safieva. The Goldschmidts inherited a considerable collection of fin-de-siècle and modern art works from Dicky's parents, both scions of banking families, including paintings by Chagall, James Ensor, Ferdinand Khnopf and many others; Dicky and Alla expanded the collection considerably which was donated en bloc to the Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique in 1990 after Alla's death.
The 96 prints for Gogol's masterpiece were executed between 1927 and 1930 for Vollard but Tériade was the first to publish them and not until after World War II.
[Cramer 17].
2 vols. Folio. (388 x 286 mm). Half-title and title for each vol. half-title of vol. I with justification verso and Gogol's text illustrated with 96 original etched plates and 22 etched initials by Marc Chagall, 'Table', engraved 'Table' on 11 leaves recto only for the placement of the engravings and final leaf with achevé d'imprimer and colophon. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers with titles in black to front covers, board chemises with labels to spines and matching slipcase.
#48701
