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Femme et oiseau bleu pour Kollek
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Femme et oiseau bleu pour Kollek
signed, dated and inscribed 'Chagall/Pour Kollek/I/XII 1965' (on the title page and facing page); inscribed in Yiddish 'For T. Kollek with friendship Marc Chagall' and dated and inscribed in Hebrew 'Jerusalem 1965' (on the inside front cover)
watercolour and felt tip pen on paper
Image: 12 3/8 x 10¼ in. (31.4 x 26.1 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 19 in. (31.4 x 48.3 cm.)
Executed on 1 December 1965 on the title page of F. Mourlot, Chagall, Lithographe II, Paris, 1963
Femme et oiseau bleu pour Kollek
signed, dated and inscribed 'Chagall/Pour Kollek/I/XII 1965' (on the title page and facing page); inscribed in Yiddish 'For T. Kollek with friendship Marc Chagall' and dated and inscribed in Hebrew 'Jerusalem 1965' (on the inside front cover)
watercolour and felt tip pen on paper
Image: 12 3/8 x 10¼ in. (31.4 x 26.1 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 19 in. (31.4 x 48.3 cm.)
Executed on 1 December 1965 on the title page of F. Mourlot, Chagall, Lithographe II, Paris, 1963
Provenance
A gift from the artist to Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem and by descent to the present owners.
Special notice
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Comité Chagall has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.