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Spaightwood Galleries
Chagall Etchings for Dead Souls, page 5
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The etchings for the Dead Souls were executed between 1923 and 1927 and printed in 1927; the sheets were stored in Ambroise Vollard's warehouse until he could publish them, but unfortunately his own death in an automobile accident and Chagall's flight from German-occupied France kept them hidden until Teriade and Chagall published them in 1948. Les Ames Mortes was issued in an edition of 285 on velin d’arches, the first 50 containing a suite on japon, and 33 artist’s proofs hors commerce. All of the portfolios were signed by the artist. Many of the plates are signed in the plate. There are no pencil-signed examples of any of the impressions in the published edition. For a more extended introduction and a select bibliography, please see Dead Souls 1. The head pieces seem to have the job of making sure we never forget the humor in the work.
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Selifan drunk with his horse (Headpiece to Chapter I of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter One. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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Manilov's Estate (Headpiece to Chapter II of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Two. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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At Madame Korobochka's (Headpiece to Chapter III of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Three. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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At the tavern with Nozdryov (Headpiece to Chapter IV of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Four. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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Untangling the carriages (Headpiece to Chapter V of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Five. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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At Plyushkin's Estate (Headpiece to Chapter VI of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Six. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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Tchitchikov returns in triumph (Headpiece to Chapter VII of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Seven. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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The Governor's Ball (Headpiece to Chapter VIII of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haaasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Eight. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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The Governor's Wife and Daughter (Headpiece to Chapter IX of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Nine. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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The fearful functionaries (Headpiece to Chapter X of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Ten and shows us that the functionary on the right has indeed lost his head! Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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Tchitchikov's departure (Headpiece to Chapter XI of Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the image that opens Chapter Eleven. Image size: 150x250mm. Price: $1500.
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Gogol reads and Chagall paints Vollard's Portrait (Last page of theTable of Contents of the etchings for the Dead Souls, Cramer 17). Original etching, 1948. 368 impressions printed by Raymond Haasen in Paris and published by Teriade in his edition of The Dead Souls (Paris, 1948). This is the last page in the table of etchings and the last etching the reader sees. It serves as an"Homage" to Vollard, who died in 1939, and Gogol. Image size: 286x226mm. Price: $2250.
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