Lot 203
  • 203

Marc Chagall

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 GBP
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Description

  • Marc Chagall
  • Les amoureux aux cinq couleurs fleuris
  • signed Marc Chagall (lower left); signed Chagall on the reverse
  • oil, acrylic, tempera and wax crayon on canvas
  • 46 by 33cm., 18 1/8 by 13in.

Provenance

Galleria Seno, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1980s

Exhibited

New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Marc Chagall. Paintings and Temperas. 1975-78, 1979, no. 14, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Condition

The canvas is not lined and UV examination reveals no signs of retouching. The bouquet is textured and the work is in overall very good condition. Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the green and purple areas are slightly lighter and brighter in the original.
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