Der Automobilist, from Mein Leben

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) Der Automobilist, from Mein Leben drypoint, on wove paper, 1922, signed in pencil, numbered 1/2 (presumably the proof listed as being so numbered in Kornfeld; one of five proofs before the edition), published by P. Cassirer, Berlin, with full margins, pale uneven light staining, a small paper loss at the right sheet edge, a very soft crease in the upper right, pale scattered foxing, hinge remains on the reverse sheet edge, framed Image: 9 ¾ x 7 ¼ in. (248 x 184 mm.) Sheet: 15 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (403 x 321 mm.)