top of page

Marc Chagall

Signed

Unsigned

People & Places

People & Places

Religion

Religion

Dead Souls

Dead Souls

      "The Dead Souls (Ames Mortes) Suite" The etchings for the Dead Souls were executed between 1923 and 1927 and printed in 1927; the prints 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 1950. There are a total of 96 etchings in the portfolio, no hand-signed impressions exist but some of them are signed in the plate. 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. We are very fortunate to have the special japon edition of only 50.

bottom of page