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Marc Chagall
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
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Description
- Marc Chagall
- Le Poète
- signed Chagall marc and dated 1949-50 (lower left)
- gouache, India ink and pencil on paper
- 53.1 by 36.8 cm ; 21 by 14 1/2 in.
Provenance
Estate of Marc Chagall (David McNeil)
Private Collection
Private Collection
Condition
Executed on white laid paper, not laid down, fixed to the backing board at the upper edge. There is a slight waviness to the sheet and a few very minor superficial scratches to the painted surface. Otherwise this work is in very good original condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"There are paintings that we look at, that we are so used to, having known them for many years, without noticing their strangeness, their inexplicableness, their irrationality. And however it is this that is the source of their prodigy, their poetry. The less a scene by Chagall reminds us of a scene from contemporary life (...), the less we can draw a common meaning from its elements, the less these seem to be a premise for that, or the reverse. The precision of the painter's composition lies in his freedom."
Extract from "Chagall l’admirable" by Louis Aragon, Derrière le miroir, no. 198, mai 1972