Impressionist & Modern Art
Impressionist & Modern Art
Property from a Private Florida Collection
MARC CHAGALL | PROFIL DE PEINTRE À L'ANGE POUR TEDDY KOLLEK
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October 5, 05:14 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE FLORIDA COLLECTION
MARC CHAGALL
1887 - 1985
PROFIL DE PEINTRE À L'ANGE POUR TEDDY KOLLEK
Signed Marc Chagall (lower right), dated 15/II Jerusalem and inscribed Pour Teddy Kollek en bon souvenir (lower left); dated 1962 and inscribed Israel Herzlia on sea (on the previous page)
Pastel and ballpoint pen on paper
11¾ by 7⅞ in. (29.8 by 20 cm)
Executed in Jerusalem on February 15, 1962.
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Chagall.
Teddy Kollek, Jerusalem (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, Israel (by descent from the above and sold: Christie's, South Kensington, June 27, 2014, lot 57)
Acquired at the above sale
Born outside of Budapest in 1911, Teddy Kollek became an Israeli politician and seven-time mayor of Jerusalem. Kollek was a dedicated supporter of the arts, founding The Israel Museum and commissioning Chagall to create works for the Israeli Knesset and the Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Upon Chagall’s death in 1985, his estate donated dozens of works to The Israel museum in his memory.