(Russian-French, 1887-1985)
“Rabbi with Torah” - c1953-1961
The Print size with wide margins is 29-1/4” x 22-15-16”, Image size is 23-7/8” x 17-15/16”
‘Large Version’ OOP (Long Out-of-Print) Inspirational/Religious Halftone Lithograph
Vintage mid century print, Excellent Rare+ condition, Never framed, Copyright New York Graphic Society, Marc Chagall, (French, 1887- ), RABBI WITH TORAH, (Gouache and watercolor 29” x 21”, undated), Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, P. A. Regnault Collection, Printed in Holland, © N.Y.G.S., Droits de reproduction reserves A.D.A.G.P., Paris, inventory number, 6292, This specific NYGS print was initially published on September 17, 1952 in the smaller size format of 14” x 11” (Nr. 4292) and the ‘Author of Reproduction’ was the well-known publisher, Anton Schutz (German-American, 1894-1977), who was the founder of the NYGS , and based on the exact measurements of the ‘Image Size’, for this larger NYGS version print (60.6cm x 45.6cm, Nr. 6292), it first shows up in the early NYGS 1961 catalog with those ‘exact’ measurements (earliest NYGS catalog I found with sizes listed), A couple years later in 1963 it was reproduced for U.N.E.S.C.O. in the exact same size, printing of our print was done by Smeets Lithographers out of Weert, The Netherlands, Holland
275.00 [E]