Lot 5
  • 5

Marc Chagall

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Marc Chagall
  • LE VIOLONISTE AU VILLAGE
  • signé Marc Chagall (en bas à droite)
  • aquarelle et gouache sur papier
  • 21,8 x 24,3 cm; 8 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.

Provenance

Collection particulière (acquis de l'artiste dans les années 1940) 
Vente : Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, 15 mai 1980, lot 381
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is hinged to the overmount at the upper corners. There is a line along the right edge, not visible when framed, probably due to rubbing with the overmount. Apart from some light time-staining, this work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right), watercolour and gouache on paper. Executed circa 1935-39.