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Marc Chagall
Description
- Marc Chagall
- Le bouquet au fond rouge
- signed Marc Chagall (lower left); signed Marc Chagall on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 55 by 46.5cm.
- 22 5/8 by 18 1/4 in.
Provenance
Max Kohler, Zurich
Galerie Forum Fine Art, Zurich (acquired by 1980)
Gaon, Geneva
Private Collection, Switzerland (Sold: Sotheby’s, New York, 9th May 1995, lot 108)
Purchased at the above sale by the late owner
Catalogue Note
In Le bouquet au fond rouge Chagall rejoices in this new sense of colour, suffusing the scene with a warm red that perfectly complements the vibrant tones of the flowers that fill the canvas. Flowers had been a recurring motif since the 1920s and were often associated with his adopted home country of France; in the present work Chagall combines them with the low roofed houses that allude to his Russian hometown of Vitebsk, amalgamating these dual influences. The pair of lovers adds to the warmth of the scene creating a beguiling dreamscape that reflects the peace and contentment that Chagall experienced during the later decades of his life.