Marc Chagall

Esquisse pour "La Traversée de la Mer Rouge"

Auction Closed

March 7, 03:05 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 90,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property of a Distinguished Private Collector

Marc Chagall

1887 - 1985

Esquisse pour "La Traversée de la mer Rouge"

stamped MArc ChAgaAll (lower right)

oil on board

24.1 by 19 cm. 9 ½ by 7 ½ in.

Framed: 44 by 39 cm. 17 ¼ by 15 ⅜ in.

Executed in 1955.

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

Vava Chagall, France

Estate of Vava Chagall, France

Klabal Gallery, Connecticut

Robert Rosenheim, New York (acquired from the above in 1988)

Estate of Robert Rosenheim, New York

Sotheby's, New York, 10 May 2016, lot 158 (consigned by the above)

Stern Pissarro Gallery, London

Private Collection

Acquired from the above by the present owner