An original color etching with aquatint on Japon Impérial paper. This impression is the 22nd plate of 25 color etchings and aquatints from the book,"Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire" written by the surrealist poet Louis Aragon. Hand signed and numbered by the artist, "15/25, Marc Chagall," in pencil, lower margin. From an edition of 25 numbered prints on Japon Impérial paper aside from an edition of 180 and a hors commerce (H.C.) edition of 20. Published by Chagall's dealer, Maeght Editeur and printed by Lacourière et Frélaut, Paris 1975. In excellent condition, framed with museum quality conservation materials.
Platemark: 15 5/8" x 11 3/4"; Sheet size: 18 1/2" x 14 1/4"; Framed: 31 3/4" x 25 5/8"
Reference catalogue: Cramer 99
A prolific writer in many styles, Louis Aragon (French, 1897-1982) was a novelist, poet, art critic, journalist, and friend of some of the greatest artists of the 20th century. He knew Picasso well and was particularly involved with the artist's political radicalization.
Aragon was an active member of the French Resistance and the French Communist Party. In the Twenties, he wrote surrealist novels and poetry, and in the Thirties, partly under the influence of his wife, he converted to Communism and produced a large cycle of socialist realist novels and poésie engagée. Late in his life, Aragon wrote post-modern fiction.
