
So I came forth of the Sea and sat down on the edge of an island in the moonshine...: plate 5, from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (M. 40, see C. bks 18)
Marc Chagall's plate from 'Four Tales from the Arabian Nights' is a color lithograph on laid paper housed in its original wove paper folio with additional illustrations. The work showcases Chagall's dreamlike aesthetic and narrative approach to printmaking based on Eastern literary sources. The folded presentation format preserves the original publication's integrity and artist's intended viewing experience.
- Medium
- Lithograph in colors, on Utopian laid paper, with full margins, contained in the original wove paper folio with lithograph illustrations, folded (as issued).
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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April 19, 2022
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