Original lithograph printed in colors on wove paper bearing the “ARCHES / FRANCE” watermark.

Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower right Marc Chagall.

A superb proof impression of the definitive state, apart from the numbered edition of 50, annotated “EA” (épreuve d’artist) in pencil in the margin lower left. Published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris; printed by Charles Sorlier at Atelier Fernand Mourlot, Paris.

Catalog: Mourlot 974

37 x 23 5/8 inches / Sheet Size: 45 ½ x 29 ¾ inches

In excellent condition, with bright, fresh colors, printed on a sheet with full margins.

Materials: Color Lithograph

Size: 37 × 23 63/100 in | 94 × 60 cm

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Signature: Hand-signed by artist

Certificate of authenticity: Included (issued by gallery)

Frame: Not included

Perhaps the most influential artist of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso may be best known for pioneering Cubism and fracturing the two-dimensional picture plane in order to convey three-dimensional space. Inspired by African and Iberian art, he also contributed to the rise of Surrealism and Expressionism. Picasso’s sizable oeuvre grew to include over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures,ceramics, theater sets, and costume designs. He painted his most famous work, Guernica (1937), in response to the Spanish Civil War; the totemic grisaille canvas remains a definitive work of anti-war art. At auction, a number of Picasso’s paintings have sold for more than $100 million. The indefatigable artist has been the subject of exhibitions at the world’s most prestigious institutions, from the Museum of Modern Art and Centre Pompidou to the Stedelijk Museum and Tate Modern.

Marc Chagall
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The Two Banks, 1980

Color Lithograph

37 × 23 63/100 in | 94 × 60 cm

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