Lot 406
  • 406

MARC CHAGALL | Étude pour 'Couple dans le paysage bleu'

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marc Chagall
  • Étude pour 'Couple dans le paysage bleu'
  • stamped Marc Chagall (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 19 by 24cm., 7 1/2 by 9 3/8 in.
  • Painted in 1969.

Provenance

Estate of the Artist
Private Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1996

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Examination under UV light reveals no signs of retouching. The colours are vibrant and the impasto is rich in places. This work appears to be in overall excellent condition.
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Catalogue Note

"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing." Marc Chagall quoted in Jacob Baal-Teshuva, ed., Chagall, A Retrospective, New York, 1995, p. 16

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Chagall.