Lot 314
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Le cirque (L'ecuyère et l'equilibriste)

signed bottom left 'Chagall'--signed again and dated on the reverse 'Marc Chagall 1963'--watercolor, gouache and pastel on paper
14 x 20 7/8in. (35.5 x 53cm.)

Painted in 1963
Literature
J. Prévert, Le Cirque d'Izis, Monte Carlo, 1965 (illustrated facing pp. 8 and 10 and on the cover)

Lot Essay

This gouache is the design for the cover of the book Le Cirque d'Izis by Jacques Prévert (op.cit.). The left hand section is the back cover, and the right hand section is the front, and each section is illustrated individually within the text.

A photo-certificate from the Comité Marc Chagall dated Paris, June 16, 1995 accompanies this watercolor.