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Marc Chagall
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Marc Chagall
- L'oiseau bleu
- signed Marc Chagall and dated 1952 (lower left)
- gouache, pastel, and brush and ink on paper
- 58.6 by 38.7cm., 23 1/8 by 15 1/4 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, France
Galerie Odermatt-Vedovi, Paris
Private Collection, Germany
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2004
Literature
Franz Meyer, Marc Chagall, New York, 1961, no. 850, illustrated n.p.
Condition
Executed on thick cream wove paper, not laid down, and taped to the overmount along the upper edge. All four edges are deckled and there are artist's pinholes to the upper left and right, and lower left corners, not visible when framed. Apart from some minor shrinkage and rubbing to the densely painted areas on the red-clad figure, this work is in overall good 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
'For the poet Chagall, the essential functions of a painting were symbolic, not formal. For Chagall the work of art was more than anything else a means to record his sensations, his memories, his moods, his feelings about his life'
(Andrew Kagan, Marc Chagall, New York, 1989, p. 7)