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The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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Le Pont-Neuf
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Le Pont-Neuf
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1953' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the crossbrace)
oil on canvas
39½ x 32 in. (100.3 x 81.2 cm.)
Painted in 1953
Le Pont-Neuf
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1953' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the crossbrace)
oil on canvas
39½ x 32 in. (100.3 x 81.2 cm.)
Painted in 1953
Provenance
Galerie Maeght-Lelong, Paris.
Galerie Taménaga, Paris.
Galerie Taménaga, Paris.
Literature
Galerie Maeght, ed., "Paris de Marc Chagall," Derrière le Miroir, June-August 1954, no. 66-68, no. 29.
F. Meyer, "Chagalls Pariser zyklus," Jahrbuch der Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, Hamburg, 1960, p. 96.
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, p. 761, no. 901 (illustrated; dated 1953-1954).
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Paris, 1995, pp. 259 and 338, no. 901 (illustrated).
M. Bohm-Duchen, Chagall, London, 1998, p. 276.
F. Meyer, "Chagalls Pariser zyklus," Jahrbuch der Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, Hamburg, 1960, p. 96.
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, p. 761, no. 901 (illustrated; dated 1953-1954).
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Paris, 1995, pp. 259 and 338, no. 901 (illustrated).
M. Bohm-Duchen, Chagall, London, 1998, p. 276.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Paris. Marc Chagall, June-August 1954, no. 29.
Sale room notice
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.