Esquisse pour Le philosophe vindicatif (illustration no. 20 pour les Contes de Boccace, Verve, Paris 1950)

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985) Esquisse pour Le philosophe vindicatif (illustration no. 20 pour les Contes de Boccace, Verve, Paris 1950) stamped with the signature 'Chagall' (lower left) and inscribed 'Pour Boccace' (lower centre) brush and wash and pen and India ink and pencil on paper 13 x 9 ½ in. (33 x 24.2 cm.) Executed in 1949-1950