Les amandiers (Almond Trees)
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Les amandiers (Almond Trees)
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1955-6' (lower right)
oil on canvas
59 x 47 in. (150 x 120 cm.)
Painted in 1955-1956
Les amandiers (Almond Trees)
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1955-6' (lower right)
oil on canvas
59 x 47 in. (150 x 120 cm.)
Painted in 1955-1956
Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris
Hans Schrder, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (acquired from the above, 1958); sale, Christie's, London, 1 December 1986, lot 6
Acquired from the above sale by the previous owner
Hans Schrder, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (acquired from the above, 1958); sale, Christie's, London, 1 December 1986, lot 6
Acquired from the above sale by the previous owner
Literature
W. Erben, Marc Chagall, New York, 1957, p. 157 (illustrated, pl. 61).
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, p. 761, no. 919 (illustrated).
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1963, p. 761, no. 919 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Matres de l'art moderne, August-October 1956, no. 70.
Basel, Kunsthalle, Marc Chagall: Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, August-October 1956, p. 10, no. 71.
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Marc Chagall 1950-1956, October-November 1956, no. 40.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, and Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Marc Chagall: Werke van latere Jahren, December 1956-February 1957, no. 140.
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Marc Chagall, 1957, no. 21.
Hamburg, Kunsthalle, and Munich, Stiftung Haus der Kunst, Chagall-Ausstellung, February-May 1959, p. 142, no. 162 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Marc Chagall, July-October 1959, p. 104, no. 12 (illustrated in color).
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Marc Chagall, Werke aus sechs Jahrzehnten, September-October 1967, p. 44, no. 171.
Basel, Kunsthalle, Marc Chagall: Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, August-October 1956, p. 10, no. 71.
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Marc Chagall 1950-1956, October-November 1956, no. 40.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, and Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Marc Chagall: Werke van latere Jahren, December 1956-February 1957, no. 140.
Paris, Galerie Maeght, Marc Chagall, 1957, no. 21.
Hamburg, Kunsthalle, and Munich, Stiftung Haus der Kunst, Chagall-Ausstellung, February-May 1959, p. 142, no. 162 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Muse des Arts Dcoratifs, Marc Chagall, July-October 1959, p. 104, no. 12 (illustrated in color).
Cologne, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Marc Chagall, Werke aus sechs Jahrzehnten, September-October 1967, p. 44, no. 171.
Sale room notice
Photo-certificate no. 91075 from Jean-Louis Prat of the Comit Marc Chagall dated Saint-Paul, 16 July 1991 accompanies this painting.