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Marc Chagall
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Marc Chagall
- Adam et Eve
- Signed M. Chagall and dated 1910 (lower right)
- Watercolor and brush and ink on paper
- 8 by 11 3/8 in.
- 20.4 by 28.9 cm
Provenance
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., New York
The Downtown Gallery, New York
B.C. Holland Inc., Chicago
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Perls Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above circa 1960
The Downtown Gallery, New York
B.C. Holland Inc., Chicago
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Perls Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above circa 1960
Exhibited
Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Marc Chagall, 1982, no. 4
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Chagall, oeuvres sur papier, 1984, no. 29
New York, The Jewish Museum, Marc Chagall 1907-1917, 1987, n.n.
Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Marc Chagall, oeuvres sur papier, 1984, no. 29
New York, The Jewish Museum, Marc Chagall 1907-1917, 1987, n.n.
Condition
Executed on textured brown paper, not laid down. There is a slight waviness to the sheet which is fixed to the mount at two points on the reverse of the upper edge. There are remnants of old tape from a previous mounting visible on the reverse. The right edge is slightly deckled. A close inspection reveals a faint flattened crease towards the lower left corner, a minor 1/8 in. tear near the centre of the upper edge and a tiny spot of dried adhesive in the lower right corner. Apart from some time-darkening and faint stains, primarily towards the corners of the sheet, this work is in good original condition.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A quirky and playful image, Adam et Eve relates in subject to much of Chagall's work including the series of bible illlustrations he executed from 1931 onward. In terms of style, however, it more closely relates to his later work for the Moscow State Jewish Theatre (Yiddish Chamber Theatre), and it prefigures Surrealist imagery in its anachronistic elevation of Russian peasants as key players in the Genesis creation narrative.