Marc Chagall, Russian (1887 - 1985) - Le Bucheron et Mercure. Portfolio: Des Fables De La Fontaine, Year: 1927-1930, Medium: Etching on wove paper, Image Size: 11.75 x 9.50 inches, Size: 15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.94 cm), Printer: Maurice Potin, Paris, France, Publisher: Teriade Editeur, Paris 1952, Reference: Cramer, 22 Sorlier, 146, Description: Parisian publisher Ambroise Vollard first commissioned Chagall to design book illustrations for a deluxe edition of Jean de la Fontaine's "Fables" in 1926. From the collection of the late Larry Saphire.
