MARC CHAGALL (FRENCH/RUSSIAN, 1887-1985), COLOR LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER, 1973, 18/50, H 19.5", W 15.5", "LA LECTURE":Pencil signed; framed.  Garelick's Gallery label  Paper size:  26 5/16" x 19 13/16" to 19 7/8"

As viewed outside of the frame, mat and mount under room light:  paper is browning both front and back; the front is light struck and has browning from the mat; paper has deckled edges along the bottom and the right side but the deckled edge on the right is slightly uneven resulting in slightly different widths for the paper as noted in the above secondary description; not mounted; piece of brown paper tape (5/8" x 1 4/8") is on the verso at the top near the edge (the impression of the tape shows through to the recto); Arches paper watermark along the right edge; colors appear to be strong but have not been compared to the Mourlot 688 catalogue raisonne photo; pencil notations at bottom of verso are 1090, La Lecture and 5600; a few very slight handling creases.  Rf, 12-17-2016