Lot Essay
This work was painted on the title page of a copy Verve, vol. VI, no. 24, published in Paris, 1950.
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Autoportrait
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Autoportrait
signed, dated and inscribed 'Marc Chagall 1952 Opatoshu Vence' (lower right) and indistinctly dedicated 'Pour les Opatoshu ...' (center)
watercolor, pastel, pen and black ink on paper
14 x 10.3/8 in. (35.5 x 26.3 cm.)
Painted in 1952
Autoportrait
signed, dated and inscribed 'Marc Chagall 1952 Opatoshu Vence' (lower right) and indistinctly dedicated 'Pour les Opatoshu ...' (center)
watercolor, pastel, pen and black ink on paper
14 x 10.3/8 in. (35.5 x 26.3 cm.)
Painted in 1952
Provenance
Ashkenazy Galleries, Los Angeles (1983).
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 15 November 1989, lot 86.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 15 November 1989, lot 86.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.