MARC CHAGALL (1887 – 1985)
MATERNITE, 1926. Motherhood I: Honte / Disgrace (Kornfeld 65, Cramer 5, Sorlier, p. 20-21
Etching, Frontispiece from Maternite Au Sans Pareil, Paris, 1926. Marcel Arland, illustrated by Marc Chagall with five original etchings this being one of the five. Image size: 5 5/8 x 4 1/8. 1130 unsigned impressions on various papers. The story begins with a young woman being shunned by the whole village because she had given birth to a child and left its dead body in a deserted place. After an investigation she is not charged with a crime but she is shamed by her neighbors. The first plate shows her with a policeman who is escorting her through her village: she is being mocked, shunned, and the subject of scandal. A bit of mat burn and a bit of tape on the top and bottom sheet edges.
