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THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Scène de nuit ou Beuverie nocturne
Details
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Scène de nuit ou Beuverie nocturne
signed 'Chagall' (lower right)
pastel, gouache, pen and India ink and pencil on paper
shaped paper: 6 ¾ x 8 ¾ in. (17.3 x 22 cm.)
Executed in 1910-1911
Scène de nuit ou Beuverie nocturne
signed 'Chagall' (lower right)
pastel, gouache, pen and India ink and pencil on paper
shaped paper: 6 ¾ x 8 ¾ in. (17.3 x 22 cm.)
Executed in 1910-1911
Provenance
(Possibly) Galerie Der Sturm, Berlin.
Ida Bienert, Dresden, by 1919, until at least 1933.
Private collection, Munich, by 1961.
Acquired by the family of the present owner in March 1972.
Ida Bienert, Dresden, by 1919, until at least 1933.
Private collection, Munich, by 1961.
Acquired by the family of the present owner in March 1972.
Literature
Das Kunstblatt, Berlin, June 1919 (illustrated; titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch' and with incorrect medium).
A. Efross & J. Tugendhold, Der Künstler Marc Chagall, Potsdam, 1921, pp. 28 (illustrated p. 28; titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch' and with incorrect medium).
W. Grohmann, Privatsammlungen neuer Kunst, vol. I, Die Sammlung Ida Bienert, Dresden, Potsdam, 1933, p. 19 (titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1964, no. 77, p. 746 (illustrated n.p.; titled 'Scène nocturne' and with incorrect medium).
Pan, Munich, July 1987, p. 98 (illustrated; titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch', dated '1911', with incorrect medium and dimensions).
A. Kamensky, Chagall: The Russian Years 1907 - 1922, London, 1989, pp. 94 & 373 (illustrated p. 94; titled 'Night Scene', dated '1910', with incorrect medium and inverted dimensions).
A. Efross & J. Tugendhold, Der Künstler Marc Chagall, Potsdam, 1921, pp. 28 (illustrated p. 28; titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch' and with incorrect medium).
W. Grohmann, Privatsammlungen neuer Kunst, vol. I, Die Sammlung Ida Bienert, Dresden, Potsdam, 1933, p. 19 (titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall, Life and Work, New York, 1964, no. 77, p. 746 (illustrated n.p.; titled 'Scène nocturne' and with incorrect medium).
Pan, Munich, July 1987, p. 98 (illustrated; titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch', dated '1911', with incorrect medium and dimensions).
A. Kamensky, Chagall: The Russian Years 1907 - 1922, London, 1989, pp. 94 & 373 (illustrated p. 94; titled 'Night Scene', dated '1910', with incorrect medium and inverted dimensions).
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Art, European Masters, 1969, no. 9, p. 21 (illustrated p. 20; titled 'Nächtlicher Brauch', dated '1910', with incorrect medium and dimensions).
Marcq-en-Barœul, Fondation Anne & Albert Prouvost, Hommage à Marc Chagall, October - December 1975, no. 16 (illustrated n.p.).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Marc Chagall, November 1984 - February 1985, no. 5, n.p. (titled 'Scène nocturne', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
Balingen, Stadthalle, Marc Chagall zum 100. Geburtstag, June - August 1987, p. 78 (illustrated p.79).
Tel-Aviv, Museum, Marc Chagall: 100th Anniversary of His Birth, November 1987 - March 1988, no. 6, p. 6 (illustrated n.p.; titled 'Night Scene', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
Breda, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst De Beyerd, Chagall, April - June 1989, p. 92 (illustrated p. 93; titled 'Nachtscène', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
Salzburg, Landessammlungen Rupertinum, Marc Chagall, April - May 1992, pp. 49 & 159 (illustrated p. 49; titled 'Nächtlicher Szene', dated '1910' 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. 5, p. 46 (illustrated p. 47; titled 'Nächtliche Szene', dated '1910' 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. 34, pp. 70 & 264 (illustrated p. 70; titled 'La beuverie nocturne', dated '1911' and with incorrect medium).
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Marc Chagall 1907-1917, December 1995 - February 1996, no. 112, p. 127 (illustrated; titled 'Night Scene', dated '1910' 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.
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Die Nacht, November 1998 - February 1999, no. 165, p. 360 (illustrated; titled 'Nächtliche Szene' and dated '1910').
Marcq-en-Barœul, Fondation Anne & Albert Prouvost, Hommage à Marc Chagall, October - December 1975, no. 16 (illustrated n.p.).
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Marc Chagall, November 1984 - February 1985, no. 5, n.p. (titled 'Scène nocturne', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
Balingen, Stadthalle, Marc Chagall zum 100. Geburtstag, June - August 1987, p. 78 (illustrated p.79).
Tel-Aviv, Museum, Marc Chagall: 100th Anniversary of His Birth, November 1987 - March 1988, no. 6, p. 6 (illustrated n.p.; titled 'Night Scene', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
Breda, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst De Beyerd, Chagall, April - June 1989, p. 92 (illustrated p. 93; titled 'Nachtscène', dated '1910' and with incorrect medium).
Salzburg, Landessammlungen Rupertinum, Marc Chagall, April - May 1992, pp. 49 & 159 (illustrated p. 49; titled 'Nächtlicher Szene', dated '1910' 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. 5, p. 46 (illustrated p. 47; titled 'Nächtliche Szene', dated '1910' 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. 34, pp. 70 & 264 (illustrated p. 70; titled 'La beuverie nocturne', dated '1911' and with incorrect medium).
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Marc Chagall 1907-1917, December 1995 - February 1996, no. 112, p. 127 (illustrated; titled 'Night Scene', dated '1910' 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.
Munich, Haus der Kunst, Die Nacht, November 1998 - February 1999, no. 165, p. 360 (illustrated; titled 'Nächtliche Szene' and dated '1910').
Further Details
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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