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The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Violoniste au chapeau
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Violoniste au chapeau
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1940' (lower right)
pastel, coloured crayon and pen and ink on paper
21 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (54.5 x 44.5 cm.)
Executed in 1940
Violoniste au chapeau
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1940' (lower right)
pastel, coloured crayon and pen and ink on paper
21 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (54.5 x 44.5 cm.)
Executed in 1940
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Mainichi Art Auction, Tokyo, 1 August 2014, lot 1186.
Private collection, Japan.
Private collection, Japan.
Special notice
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