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Fine art litho by Marc Chagall
"The Arrival of Dionysophanes" (L'Arrivée de Dionysophane), a color lithograph by the artist Marc Chagall. It is plate 37 (or 38, depending on the edition) from his renowned illustrated book series Daphnis and Chloé, which was originally published in 1961.
Artwork Details
Artist: Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Title: "The Arrival of Dionysophanes" (L'Arrivée de Dionysophane)
Series: Daphnis and Chloé
Medium: Color lithograph on Arches paper
Date: 1961
Publisher: Tériade Editeur, Paris
Subject: The artwork illustrates a scene from the ancient Greek novel Daphnis and Chloé by Longus, depicting the return of Dionysophanes to his estate.
Editions: There were two main editions produced in 1961: a signed and numbered edition of 60 with full margins (like the one pictured, which is numbered "57/60") and an unsigned, unnumbered edition of 250 without margins. |
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