MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
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ID 1380907
Lot 48 | MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Estimate value
1500000GBP £ 1 500 000 – 2 000 000
Les paysans au puit ou Scène biblique sur fond bleu et vert
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower centre); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
51 1/8 x 31 ¾ in. (129.8 x 80.5 cm.)
Painted in 1981
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (no. C593), by whom acquired directly from the artist in May 1982.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 8 November 1995, lot 84.
Private collection, New York, by whom acquired at the above sale.
Exhibited
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Marc Chagall: Paintings 1980-1981, Gouaches 1981, Temperas 1979-1981, Wash drawings 1979, November – December 1982, no. 14 (illustrated).
London, Royal Academy of Arts, Chagall, January – March 1985, no. 122, pp. 243 & 244 (illustrated pp. 146 & 244); this exhibition later travelled to Philadelphia, Museum of Art, May – July 1985.
New York, Jewish Museum, Chagall and the Bible, May - June 1987, p. 17 (ex cat.).
Further Details
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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Applied technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Painted |
Art style: | Modern art |
Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Western Europe, France, Europe, Russia |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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Applied technique: | Oil, Oil on canvas, Painted |
Art style: | Modern art |
Place of origin: | Eastern Europe, Western Europe, France, Europe, Russia |
Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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