MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
LA MORT ET LE BûCHERON - FABLE DE LA FONTAINE
SIGNED 'CHAGALL' (LOWER LEFT)
GOUACHE ON PAPER
20 1/8 X 16 1/8IN. (51.2 X 41CM.)
EXECUTED IN 1926-27
Provenance
ACQUIRED DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST BY THE PRESENT OWNER IN THE 1960S
Literature
F. MEYER, MARC CHAGALL, LIFE AND WORK, LONDON 1964, NO. 446 (ILLUSTRATED).
Sale room notice
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORK IS SOLD WITH A PHOTO-CERTIFICATE FROM THE COMITE CHAGALL, DATED 'SAINT-PAUL, LE 15 MAI 1998'.
Lot Essay
THE COMITé CHAGALL HAS KINDLY CONFIRMED THE AUTHENTICITY OF THIS WORK.