ID 949554 
Lot 52  | MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Estimate value
$ 6 000 000 – 9 000 000 
Le Violoniste ou Le violoniste sur le banc
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 3/8 x 22 3/8 in. (72 x 56.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1924-1925
Provenance
Musée de l'Athénée, Geneva.
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (acquired from the above, 18 April 1967).
Private collection, Mexico (acquired from the above, 14 January 1970).
By descent from the above to the present owners.
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Présence des maîtres, June-September 1967, no. 8 (illustrated in color; illustrated in color again on the back cover).
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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: | Oil on canvas | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
| Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) | 
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| Applied technique: | Oil on canvas | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings | 
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