The heron
(Le Heron)
(1927-1930); published 1952
from The Fables of La Fontaine series 1952
Medium
etching, drypoint and aquatint touched with watercolour
Measurements
29.7 × 24.5 cm (image and plate) 38.8 × 30.3 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1955
© Marc Chagall/ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Paris, France
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Cramer 22; Johnson 174
Edition
edition of 200
Printing/Publishing
commissioned by Ambroise Vollard; printed by Maurice Potin; published by Tériade
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: Chagall
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.l.: 73
Accession Number
3270-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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