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MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
La synagogue
Details
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
La synagogue
signed and dated 'M. Chagall 1914' (lower right); signed again in cyrillic (lower left)
gouache, watercolour, brush and wash and ink and pencil on paper
15 ½ x 13 5⁄8 in. (39.7 x 34 cm.)
Executed in 1914
La synagogue
signed and dated 'M. Chagall 1914' (lower right); signed again in cyrillic (lower left)
gouache, watercolour, brush and wash and ink and pencil on paper
15 ½ x 13 5⁄8 in. (39.7 x 34 cm.)
Executed in 1914
Provenance
Private collection, Cologne; sale, Lempertz, Cologne, 8 December 1965, lot 118.
Anonymous sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 25 March 1971, lot 157.
Private collection, Paris; sale, Christie's, New York, 21 May 1981, lot 623.
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva (no. JK 3307), by whom acquired at the above sale.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in December 1981.
Anonymous sale, Palais Galliéra, Paris, 25 March 1971, lot 157.
Private collection, Paris; sale, Christie's, New York, 21 May 1981, lot 623.
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva (no. JK 3307), by whom acquired at the above sale.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in December 1981.
Literature
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1964, no. 261, p. 750 (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
L. Seilern, ed., Galerie Jan Krugier: 1972-1982: dix ans d'activité, Geneva, 1983, no. 56, n.p. (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Pan, Munich, July 1987, p. 93 (illustrated p. 92; dated '1917', with incorrect medium and inverted dimensions).
J. Baal-Teshuva, Marc Chagall, Cologne, 1998, p. 79 (illustrated p. 78; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
L. Seilern, ed., Galerie Jan Krugier: 1972-1982: dix ans d'activité, Geneva, 1983, no. 56, n.p. (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Pan, Munich, July 1987, p. 93 (illustrated p. 92; dated '1917', with incorrect medium and inverted dimensions).
J. Baal-Teshuva, Marc Chagall, Cologne, 1998, p. 79 (illustrated p. 78; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Exhibited
Cologne, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Ausstellung Gemälde und Graphik von Marc Chagall, aus den Jahren 1908 bis 1924, April 1925, no. 45, p. 16 (with incorrect medium).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Marc Chagall, November 1984 - February 1985, no. 28, n.p. (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Balingen, Stadthalle, Marc Chagall zum 100. Geburtstag, June - August 1987, p. 116 (illustrated p.117; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Tel-Aviv, Museum, Marc Chagall: 100th Anniversary of His Birth, November 1987 - March 1988, no. 26, p. 26 (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Breda, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst De Beyerd, Chagall, April - June 1989, p. 132 (illustrated p. 133; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Marc Chagall: Mein Leben - Mein Traum, Berlin und Paris 1922-1940, April - June 1990, no. 13, p. 197 (illustrated pl. 12; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
London, The Barbican Art Gallery, Chagall to Kitaj: Jewish Experience in 20th Century Art, October 1990 - January 1991, no. 109, pp. 27 & 187 (illustrated fig. 18, p. 27; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Marc Chagall, March - June 1991, no. 23, n.p. (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, Marc Chagall: The Russian Years, 1906-1922, June - September 1991, no. 74, p. 391 (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Haus, Jüdische Lebenswelten, January - April 1992, no. 7 / 8, p. 136 (illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Salzburg, Landessammlungen Rupertinum, Marc Chagall, April - May 1992, p. 96 (illustrated p. 97; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium); this exhibition later travelled to Graz, Kunsthaus, May - July 1992.
Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt, Marc Chagall, March - June 1994, no. 37, p. 104 (illustrated p. 105; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Paris, Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Marc Chagall: Les années russes, 1907-1922, April - September 1995, no. 148, pp. 148 & 274 (illustrated p. 149; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Marc Chagall 1907-1917, December 1995 - February 1996, no. 158, p. 168 (illustrated p. 169; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium); this exhibition later travelled to New York, The Jewish Museum, The Young Chagall 1907-1917, March - August 1996; and Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, September 1996 - January 1997.
Lugano, Museo d'Arte Moderna, Marc Chagall, March - July 2001, p. 183 (illustrated pl. 9; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Basel, Kunstmuseum, Chagall: The Breakthrough Years, 1911-1919, September 2017 - January 2018, no. 19, pp. 170 & 288 (illustrated p. 170; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Marc Chagall, November 1984 - February 1985, no. 28, n.p. (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Balingen, Stadthalle, Marc Chagall zum 100. Geburtstag, June - August 1987, p. 116 (illustrated p.117; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Tel-Aviv, Museum, Marc Chagall: 100th Anniversary of His Birth, November 1987 - March 1988, no. 26, p. 26 (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Breda, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst De Beyerd, Chagall, April - June 1989, p. 132 (illustrated p. 133; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Marc Chagall: Mein Leben - Mein Traum, Berlin und Paris 1922-1940, April - June 1990, no. 13, p. 197 (illustrated pl. 12; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
London, The Barbican Art Gallery, Chagall to Kitaj: Jewish Experience in 20th Century Art, October 1990 - January 1991, no. 109, pp. 27 & 187 (illustrated fig. 18, p. 27; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Munich, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Marc Chagall, March - June 1991, no. 23, n.p. (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Frankfurt, Schirn Kunsthalle, Marc Chagall: The Russian Years, 1906-1922, June - September 1991, no. 74, p. 391 (illustrated n.p.; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Haus, Jüdische Lebenswelten, January - April 1992, no. 7 / 8, p. 136 (illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Salzburg, Landessammlungen Rupertinum, Marc Chagall, April - May 1992, p. 96 (illustrated p. 97; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium); this exhibition later travelled to Graz, Kunsthaus, May - July 1992.
Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt, Marc Chagall, March - June 1994, no. 37, p. 104 (illustrated p. 105; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Paris, Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, Marc Chagall: Les années russes, 1907-1922, April - September 1995, no. 148, pp. 148 & 274 (illustrated p. 149; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Marc Chagall 1907-1917, December 1995 - February 1996, no. 158, p. 168 (illustrated p. 169; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium); this exhibition later travelled to New York, The Jewish Museum, The Young Chagall 1907-1917, March - August 1996; and Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, September 1996 - January 1997.
Lugano, Museo d'Arte Moderna, Marc Chagall, March - July 2001, p. 183 (illustrated pl. 9; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Basel, Kunstmuseum, Chagall: The Breakthrough Years, 1911-1919, September 2017 - January 2018, no. 19, pp. 170 & 288 (illustrated p. 170; dated '1917' and with incorrect medium).
Further Details
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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