Marc Chagall, (1887-1985)

Eiffel Tower, from VVV Surrealist Portfolio

Eiffel Tower, from VVV Surrealist Portfolio (K.85c), 1942
Etching and drypoint on wove paper, signed in pencil from the edition of approximately 50 (50 were announced, only approximately 20 were issued), published by VVV Editions, New York, with full margins.
10 7/8 x 7 7/8in (27.5 x 20cm)
sheet 17 7/8 x 13 7/8in (45.4 x 35.2cm)

Extremely rare.

VVV Magazine and Editions provided a welcome outlet for European artists displaced by World War II. Chagall's depiction of a weeping Eiffel Tower while wild horses gallop in the streets is an oblique reference to the Nazi invasion and occupation of Paris from 1940-1944.