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Marc Chagall
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Marc Chagall
- L'AVARE QUI A PERDU SON TRÉSOR (FABLES DE LA FONTAINE)
- signed Chagall and dated 927 (lower right)
- gouache on paper
- 52 by 41.3cm., 20 3/8 by 16 1/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie de l'Elysée (Alex Maguy), Paris (by 1963)
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner
Exhibited
London, O'Hana Gallery, Marc Chagall: Oils, Gouaches, Watercolours and Lithographs, 1961, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue
Literature
Franz Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, no. 443, illustrated
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The sheet is glued to the mount along all four edges. There is a 2cm tear in the upper right corner and a 1.5cm tear in the upper left corner. Apart from some light undulations in the upper part of the sheet, this work is in good condition.
Colours: Fairly accurate although the tones are deeper and more subtle in the original.
"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
In 1926 Ambroise Vollard commissioned Marc Chagall to illustrate the Fables de La Fontaine. These fables count among the masterpieces of French literature and Vollard specifically chose Chagall in order to have them illustrated by a rather romantic artist, and one of Eastern origin too - a fact that aroused passionate antagonism in France at the time.