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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Devant la maison natale (recto); Esquisse de nu (verso)
Details
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Devant la maison natale (recto); Esquisse de nu (verso)
signed and dated 'Chagall 1908' (recto; lower right)
pen and India ink on paper (recto); pencil on paper (verso)
6 ¼ x 5 ¾ in. (15.8 x 14.6 cm.)
Executed in 1908
Devant la maison natale (recto); Esquisse de nu (verso)
signed and dated 'Chagall 1908' (recto; lower right)
pen and India ink on paper (recto); pencil on paper (verso)
6 ¼ x 5 ¾ in. (15.8 x 14.6 cm.)
Executed in 1908
Provenance
The estate of the artist, and thence by descent.
David McNeil, Paris, by descent from the above.
Acquired from the above in 1987; sale, Christie's, London, 8 February 2007, lot 567.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
David McNeil, Paris, by descent from the above.
Acquired from the above in 1987; sale, Christie's, London, 8 February 2007, lot 567.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
M. Chagall, Marc Chagall, My Life, London, 1989, p. 9 (recto illustrated).
Exhibited
Milan, Studio Marconi, Marc Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russia a Parigi, May - July 1988, p. 28 (recto illustrated p. 29); this exhibition later travelled to Turin, Galleria della Sindone, Palazzo Reale, December 1990 - March 1991; Catania, Monastero dei Benedettini, October - November 1994; and Meina, Museo e centro studi per il disegno, June - August 1996.
Darmstadt, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Marc Chagall, Von Russland nach Paris, Zeichnungen 1906-1967, December 1997 - January 1998.
Abbazia Olivetana, Fondazione Ambrosetti Arte Contemporanea, Marc Chagall: Il messaggio biblico, May - July 1998, p. 20 (recto illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Klagenfurt, Stadtgalerie, Marc Chagall, February - May 2000, p. 35 (recto illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Florida, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Chagall: From Russia to Paris, Drawings and Watercolors 1906-1967, January - March 2002, p. 19 (recto illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Montreal, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Chagall: Colour and Music, January - June 2017, no. 496, p. 402 (recto illustrated; titled 'In front of the House Where He Was Born').
Darmstadt, Institut Mathildenhöhe, Marc Chagall, Von Russland nach Paris, Zeichnungen 1906-1967, December 1997 - January 1998.
Abbazia Olivetana, Fondazione Ambrosetti Arte Contemporanea, Marc Chagall: Il messaggio biblico, May - July 1998, p. 20 (recto illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Klagenfurt, Stadtgalerie, Marc Chagall, February - May 2000, p. 35 (recto illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Florida, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Chagall: From Russia to Paris, Drawings and Watercolors 1906-1967, January - March 2002, p. 19 (recto illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Montreal, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Chagall: Colour and Music, January - June 2017, no. 496, p. 402 (recto illustrated; titled 'In front of the House Where He Was Born').
Further details
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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