24: ORIGINAL LITHO POSTER FOR DIE ZAUBERFLOTE AFTER CHAGALL

Marc (Moishe Shagal) Chagall (1887-1985)
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) (1967)
The original color stone lithograph poster, printed at Atelier Mourlot, Paris, 1967, engraved by Charles Sorlier, after the art of Marc Chagall. Published by the Metropolitan Opera, New York for Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with Chagall's stage and costume designs. Signed in the stone, the printer's mark ''D'APRÈS MARC CHAGALL - F. SORLIER GRAV.'' lower left in black letters and ''PRINTED IN FRANCE © MOURLOT'' lower right. References: Sorlier, Chagall - Les Affiches, no. 77; Cramer, Chagall Posters, no. 39. For the opening performance at the Metropolitan Opera House The Magic Flute of Mozart. Feb. 19, 1967. Detail from ''The Sources of Music'' hanging at the Metropolitan Opera. Not mounted, can be removed and rolled for shipping.
Sheet measures 39.75 x 26 with a framed size of 42.25 x 28.5 inches.
Very good condition, clean, intact, good color. no stain, damage, repair, punctures or tears. Not laid down or mounted, apparently untrimmed.
Provenance: Living estate, Des Moines, Iowa.
$800 - $1,000