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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN COLLECTION
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Le Coq
Details
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Le Coq
signed and numbered ‘Chagall 2/3’ (on the front of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'Suss Fond Paris’ (on the right side of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 21 ½ in. (54.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1952; this bronze version cast in the artist's lifetime
Le Coq
signed and numbered ‘Chagall 2/3’ (on the front of the base); inscribed with foundry mark 'Suss Fond Paris’ (on the right side of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 21 ½ in. (54.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1952; this bronze version cast in the artist's lifetime
Provenance
Ida Chagall, Paris (the artist's daughter).
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne.
Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above, 1999); sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 February 2012, lot 198.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne.
Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above, 1999); sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 February 2012, lot 198.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
F. Meyer, Marc Chagall: Life and Work, New York, 1964, p. 760, no. 876 (another cast illustrated).
Further Details
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Sale Room Notice
Please note that this bronze was cast in the artist's lifetime.