Lot Essay
The authenticity of this watercolour has been confirmed by the Comité Marc Chagall.
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Personnages de cirque
Details
Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985)
Personnages de cirque
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and brush and India ink on paper
20¼ x 13 7/8 in. (51.4 x 35.3 cm.)
Executed in 1966
Personnages de cirque
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, watercolour and brush and India ink on paper
20¼ x 13 7/8 in. (51.4 x 35.3 cm.)
Executed in 1966
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, Tel Aviv, 24 April 1997, lot 27.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired from the above and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, Tel Aviv, 24 April 1997, lot 27.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Marc Chagall Watercolours, Gouaches, Drawings, November - December 1969, no. 30 (illustrated).
Milan, Eunomia, Gallerie d'Arte, Marc Chagall, November 1970, no. 5 (illustrated).
Milan, Eunomia, Gallerie d'Arte, Marc Chagall, November 1970, no. 5 (illustrated).
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