I haven't put this up for sale, but I thought I'd solicit some help from our readers. I picked up a screenprint of Marc Chagall's Fiddler this weekend at The World's Longest Yard Sale. I've tried researching who may have produce a screenprint version of the famed painting, but haven't foudn anything. There are no identifying markings on the front or back of the piece.
Any clues?
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Chagall produced no screen prints at all. Some scoundrel did do a run, privately, of a number of inferior screen prints of Chagall's lesser known works, often going so far as to include crayoned signatures and edition numbers. These were sold in places where, at the time, no real scrutiny was made to prevent the selling of counterfeit art- like eBay and other such similar auctions sites. Sadly, many unsuspecting collectors shelled out ridiculous sums for what is, essentially, art that is actually worth less than the paper upon which it is printed. To date, no one legally entitled to produce art with a Chagall image has ever done so using the screen printing process, so if you have one, then it would seem that you have uncovered one of those vintage counterfeits. I am of a mind that such things, upon recognition, ought to be immediately destroyed, as their presence in the world continues to muddy the waters of legitimate sales of Chagall's art.
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