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Hommage à Paris pour Teddy Kollek
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Hommage à Paris pour Teddy Kollek
signed, dated and inscribed 'Pour Teddy Kollek amicalement. Marc Chagall I/dec. 1965' (lower centre); further signed and inscribed in Hebrew 'Marc Chagall Jerusalem' (lower right); signed in Hebrew 'Marc Chagall' (lower right and lower left of the facing page)
felt tip pen and ballpoint pen on paper
12 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (32.8 x 48.5 cm.)
Executed on 1 December 1965 on the title page of J. Lassaigne, Le plafond de l'Opéra de Paris, Monte Carlo, 1965
Hommage à Paris pour Teddy Kollek
signed, dated and inscribed 'Pour Teddy Kollek amicalement. Marc Chagall I/dec. 1965' (lower centre); further signed and inscribed in Hebrew 'Marc Chagall Jerusalem' (lower right); signed in Hebrew 'Marc Chagall' (lower right and lower left of the facing page)
felt tip pen and ballpoint pen on paper
12 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (32.8 x 48.5 cm.)
Executed on 1 December 1965 on the title page of J. Lassaigne, Le plafond de l'Opéra de Paris, Monte Carlo, 1965
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem and by descent to the present owners.
Special notice
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Comité Chagall has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.