ID 963885
Lot 175 | Marc Chagall
Estimate value
€ 50 000 – 70 000
Title: Nimrod.
Technique: Mixed media on strong Japan.
Measurement: 45 x 33cm.
Notation: Signed lower left: MARC ChAgAll. Inscribed and titled verso lower right: D2694 chaseur Nimrod (underlined) page 8. Here additionally equipped with the estate stamp.
Provenance:
- Galerie Ehrensperger, Zurich (according to consignor)
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia
- Nimrod depicted with a quick, sure stroke
- The biblical figure of Nimrod is regarded as the builder of the Tower of Babel and as a symbol of human arrogance and rebellion against God
- Religious themes play a major role in Chagall's oeuvre, influenced by his childhood in a Hasidic community in Russia
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| Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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| Auction house category: | Modern Art |
| Artist: | Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) |
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| Auction house category: | Modern Art |
| Address of auction |
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