Description
MARC CHAGALL
1887 - 1985
FEMME À LA BOUGIE OU MA GRAND-MÈRE
signed MArc ChAgAll (lower centre)
gouache, watercolour, pastel and black crayon on paper
44,2 x 28,5 cm; 17⅜ x 11¼ in.
Executed in 1926-27.
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Chagall.
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MARC CHAGALL
1887 - 1985
FEMME À LA BOUGIE OU MA GRAND-MÈRE
signé MArc ChAgAll (en bas au centre)
gouache, aquarelle, pastel et crayon noir sur papier
44,2 x 28,5 cm; 17⅜ x 11¼ in.
Exécuté en 1926-27.
L'authenticité de cette œuvre a été confirmée par le Comité Chagall.
Condition Report
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in two points along the upper edge with tape and floating in its mount. The sheet is undulating. All four edges are slightly deckled. There are pinholes at the lower right and left corners and to the center of the lower edge. There are a few repaired tears (the longest of which is approx. 6 cm long) at the upper corners and towards the centre of the upper edge. There is another small tear (approx. 0,5 cm long) to the left part of the lower edge. There are a few scattered minor creases, most predominately along the extreme edges. There is some minor paint shrinkage with associated dots of paint losses in places, notably to the orange pigment. The sheet is light stained. The work is in overall good condition.
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Provenance
Galerie Nichido, Fukuoka
Private collection (acquired from the above in September 1978 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 7, 2008, lot 148)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
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Galerie Nichido, Fukuoka
Collection particulière (acquis auprès du précédent en septembre 1978 et vendu: Christie's, New York, 7 mai 2008, lot 148)
Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel
Literature
Franz Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, no. 457, illustrated np.
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Franz Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, no. 457, reproduit np.
Exhibited
Tokyo, Galerie des Arts de Tokyo, Dalí, Picasso, Chagall, 1978, no. 60, illustrated in the catalogue
Jena, Kunstsammlug, Marc Chagall, "Ich bin sicher, Rembrandt liebt mich" : Bilder und Malerbücher von Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Georges Rouault und anderen Künstlern, 2018, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue p. 16
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Tokyo, Galerie des Arts de Tokyo, Dalí, Picasso, Chagall, 1978, no. 60, reproduit dans le catalogue
Iéna, Kunstsammlug, Marc Chagall, "Ich bin sicher, Rembrandt liebt mich" : Bilder und Malerbücher von Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Fernand Léger, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Georges Rouault und anderen Künstlern, 2018, no. 7, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 16
