MARC CHAGALL | Le Bouquet de fleurs du peintre à son modèle

Galerie Maeght, Paris
Private Collection, Switzerland (and sold: Sotheby's, London, April 1, 1987, lot 430)
Acquired at the above sale 

The work is in excellent condition. Executed on cream laid paper. The work is hinged in two places along the upper edge of its verso. The upper and right edges are deckled. There is one very minor handling crease in the center of the left edge. The medium is bright and fresh.
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.
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The artist at work is a motif that recurs frequently in Chagall’s oeuvre, and he pursued it with vigor in his later years. By the time he executed Le Peintre et son modèle, Chagall had much to reflect on: Russia remained at the forefront of his mind—even more so following his emotional visit during the previous decade after an absence of over fifty years—yet at the same time he had been happily settled in Vence for many years. Commanding widespread acclaim, Chagall could reflect in comfort on his artistic success, a position consolidated in the 1970s by the opening of the Musée national message biblique Marc Chagall in Nice in 1973 and by the presentation of the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1977.

The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Chagall.