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Property from a Private Californian Collection

Marc Chagall

"La Dernière Résistance," Joseph Opatoshu

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November 14, 11:00 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 90,000 USD

Lot Details

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Property from a Private Californian Collection

Marc Chagall

1887 - 1985


"La Dernière Résistance," Joseph Opatoshu

signed Marc Chagall and dated 947 (lower right)

pen and ink and pencil on paper

12¼ by 9½ in.

31 by 24.2 cm.

Executed in 1947.


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

Joseph Opatoshu, New York
Elberg Collection
J.P. Lehmans Gallery, London
Private Collection, London (acquired by 2004)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Frankfurt, Jüdisches Museum, Chagall und Deutschland: verehrt, verfemt, 2004, no. 85, pl. 77, illustrated in color 
The London Jewish Museum of Art, Ben Uri Gallery, Chagall and His Circle, 2005 (titled Rabbi Akiva)