ID 717745
Lot 53 | MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Estimate value
£ 1 000 000 – 1 500 000
Etude pour 'Le Saoul'
signed, dated and inscribed ‘Chagall 911-12 Paris’ (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, brush and ink and pencil on paper; with another study in gouache and ink on the reverse
9 1⁄2 x 11 7⁄8 in. (24 x 30.3 cm.)
Executed in Paris in 1911-1912
Provenance
Herbert von Garvens-Garvensburg, Hanover & Bornholm, by whom probably acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent; sale, Stuttgarter Kunstkabinett Roman Norbert Ketterer, Stuttgart, 30 November 1955, lot 917.
Acquired at the above sale and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, London, 1964, no. 74, p. 746 (illustrated n.p.; with incorrect provenance).
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Post Lot Text
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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| Applied technique: | Gouache |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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| Applied technique: | Gouache |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Genre: | Still life |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
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