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Marc Chagall
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Marc Chagall
- Couple avec un âne
- Pastel, gouache, colored crayon, wash, pencil and pen and ink on paper
- 26 by 22 in.
- 66 by 56 cm
Provenance
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, November 13, 1997, lot 502
Acquired at the above sale
Acquired at the above sale
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, and taped to the backing board in two places along the upper edge, and to the centre of the lower edge. The extreme left edge is slightly uneven. There is an approximately 2cm repaired hole towards the centre of the lower edge. The colours are bright and the 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.
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.
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
Chagall maintained a recurring visual vocabulary in the output he created throughout his career. The present work features some of his most celebrated motifs in a vibrant and entertaining composition: the rooster, the donkey, the goat the pair of lovers and the violin. Such symbolic depiction is typical of Chagall’s romantic vision of the world. One of Chagall’s cosmic creatures dominates the center of the work, depicted as being embraced by a pair of lovers. Romanticism, play and music, are all lively allegories of the artist’s sensitivity to the feeling of love and affection. As Andrea Kagan explains, the “essential function [of his works] was symbolic, not formal... [They were] more than anything else a means to record his sensation, his memories, his moods, his feelings about life” (Andrea Kagan, Marc Chagall, New York, 1989, p. 7).