Lot Essay
Sold with a photo-certificate from Jean-Louis Prat of the Comit Marc Chagall dated St Paul de Vence, le 11 dcembre 1996 and numbered no. 96453.
Andr Verdet recounted Marc Chagall's attitude to flower paintings in the post-war period: "Marc Chagall loved flowers. He delighted in their aroma, in contemplating their colours. For a long time, certainly after 1948, after his wartime stay in the United States, there were always flowers in the studio. In his work bouquets of flowers held a special place. They were a source of inspiration...usually they created a sense of joy..." (Andr Verdet, Farewell to Marc Chagall 1985 in Marc Chagall a Retrospective, Paris 1995, p. 347).
Andr Verdet recounted Marc Chagall's attitude to flower paintings in the post-war period: "Marc Chagall loved flowers. He delighted in their aroma, in contemplating their colours. For a long time, certainly after 1948, after his wartime stay in the United States, there were always flowers in the studio. In his work bouquets of flowers held a special place. They were a source of inspiration...usually they created a sense of joy..." (Andr Verdet, Farewell to Marc Chagall 1985 in Marc Chagall a Retrospective, Paris 1995, p. 347).