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Peintre à la palette pour Teddy Kollek
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Peintre à la palette pour Teddy Kollek
signed and inscribed 'Marc Chagall + Vava' (lower right); inscribed 'Pour Teddy KoLLek' (lower left); dated and inscribed '1973 St. Paul France' (on the adjacent page, lower right)
crayon on paper
9½ x 12 5/8 in. (24.1 x 32 cm.)
Executed in 1973 on the title page of M. Chagall and C. Sorlier, Les céramiques et sculptures de Chagall, Monaco, 1972
Peintre à la palette pour Teddy Kollek
signed and inscribed 'Marc Chagall + Vava' (lower right); inscribed 'Pour Teddy KoLLek' (lower left); dated and inscribed '1973 St. Paul France' (on the adjacent page, lower right)
crayon on paper
9½ x 12 5/8 in. (24.1 x 32 cm.)
Executed in 1973 on the title page of M. Chagall and C. Sorlier, Les céramiques et sculptures de Chagall, Monaco, 1972
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem and by descent to the present owners.
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Comité Chagall has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.