Claire Goll.
Journal d'un cheval.
Paris: Manuel Bruker, 1952.
A livre d'artiste with two original etchings (one stylish self'portrait with a palette, and one extremely stylish portrait of the author, a close friend of the artist's) and five original lithographs (one in color, four in bistre) by MARC CHAGALL. Goll's text, a first-person narrative from the point of view of a horse, explores the plight of working people. From a total edition of 200 copies printed on fine Rives wove paper, this copy printed specially for Dr. Louis Schwartz. Large 4to. Loose as issued in original wraps, housed in brown boards (adorned with an original wood-engraving in sanguine by Robert Blanchet) with ribbon ties. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. LIKE NEW.
