Aquare etching. Pencil signature. [1927 - 1930]. Inscribed "10".

Print plate: 29.5 x 23.8 cm. Framed & behind glass : 72 x 63 cm.

Sheet 10 "L'Enfant et le Maître d'école" from "Les Fables de La Fontaine", Teriade Paris, 1952, from the book edition of 200 copies, 85 of which were hand-colored by Chagall.

French painter of Russian-Jewish origin. He is one of the most important artists of the 20th century. "The preoccupation with biblical themes had from the beginning as an important prerequisite Chagall's experience in dealing with the Bible at a young age and the observation of a life from the Bible on his father. In addition, in the milieu in which he grew up, the word of the Bible was light and strength for many people in their difficult existence." (Achim Besgen on MC, www.herder.de).