{"product_id":"marc-chagall-la-poesie-1976-original-color-lithograph-signed-limited-edition-109-110-mourlot-898","title":"Marc Chagall — La Poésie, 1976 — Original Color Lithograph — Signed Limited Edition 109\/110 — Mourlot 898","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMarc Chagall \u0026amp; Georges Pompidou — \u003cem\u003eLa Poésie\u003c\/em\u003e, 1976\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSigned Limited Edition — Original Color Lithograph — No. 109 of 110\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Chagall (1887–1985), illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorges Pompidou (1911–1974), author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLa Poésie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAssociation de Bibliophiles Art et Poésie, 1976\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome large-format livre d’artiste pairing an original color lithograph by \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Chagall\u003c\/strong\u003e with a meditation on poetry by \u003cstrong\u003eGeorges Pompidou\u003c\/strong\u003e, former President of France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber 109 of only 110 numbered copies on Vélin d’Arches\u003c\/strong\u003e, from a total edition of 150, and \u003cstrong\u003esigned by Marc Chagall in pencil on the justification page\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume is illustrated with an \u003cstrong\u003eoriginal color lithograph by Chagall\u003c\/strong\u003e, printed by the celebrated \u003cstrong\u003eAtelier Mourlot\u003c\/strong\u003e in Paris. The lyrical composition serves as the frontispiece to Pompidou’s text, excerpted from his influential \u003cem\u003eAnthologie de la poésie française\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePompidou wrote the text years before assuming the French presidency, offering an unusual glimpse into the literary and artistic interests of the statesman whose enthusiasm for modern art would later culminate in the creation of Paris’s Centre Pompidou.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in French on fine Vélin d’Arches. The sheets are \u003cstrong\u003eloose as issued\u003c\/strong\u003e in the original printed white wrappers and housed in the original gilt-stamped chemise and slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 109 of 110 numbered copies on Vélin d’Arches; total edition of 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by Marc Chagall in pencil on the justification\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustration:\u003c\/strong\u003e One original color lithograph by Marc Chagall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Atelier Mourlot, Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18½ × 15 in. (47 × 38.1 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mourlot 898; Cramer, \u003cem\u003eMarc Chagall: The Illustrated Books\u003c\/em\u003e, 100.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good overall. Some toning to the front wrapper. Original slipcase with light surface soiling and minor fraying at the corners. Complete with the original wrappers, chemise, slipcase, and Chagall lithograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly attractive example of Chagall’s late book work, combining an original Mourlot lithograph, the artist’s signature, a very limited edition, and an important text by one of the central figures of postwar French cultural life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breething Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48216124195046,"sku":"BB-000036","price":4950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7931\/5942\/files\/c1_45289c7d-9cb7-47ca-8de4-c0a5189f06f9.jpg?v=1787245799","url":"https:\/\/www.breethingbooks.com\/products\/marc-chagall-la-poesie-1976-original-color-lithograph-signed-limited-edition-109-110-mourlot-898","provider":"Breething Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}