Lot Essay
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Le peintre et la crucifixion
Details
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Le peintre et la crucifixion
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1962' (on the reverse)
earthenware plate incised and painted with coloured slips, engobe and glazes
Length: 14 5/8 in. (37 cm.)
Executed in 1962; this work is unique
Le peintre et la crucifixion
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1962' (on the reverse)
earthenware plate incised and painted with coloured slips, engobe and glazes
Length: 14 5/8 in. (37 cm.)
Executed in 1962; this work is unique
Provenance
The artist's studio.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
C. Sorlier, The Ceramics and Sculptures of Chagall, Monaco, 1972, no. 79, p. 246 (illustrated p. 96).
S. Forestier & M. Meyer, Les céramiques de Chagall, Paris, 1990, no. 58, cat. 221 (illustrated).
S. Forestier & M. Meyer, Les céramiques de Chagall, Paris, 1990, no. 58, cat. 221 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Cannes, Galerie Madoura, Marc Chagall céramiques, September 1962, no. 20 (titled 'Peintre au Christ').
Paris, Grand Palais, Marc Chagall, December 1969 - March 1970, no. 408, p. 266 (illustrated p. 272).
Paris, Grand Palais, Marc Chagall, December 1969 - March 1970, no. 408, p. 266 (illustrated p. 272).
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
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