L'équilibriste et l'écuyère

Details

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
L'équilibriste et l'écuyère
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed again and dated 'Marc Chagall 1963' (on the reverse)
gouache, watercolor, pastel and brush and India ink on paper
13 ¾ x 20 7⁄8 in. (35 x 53 cm.)
Executed in 1963

Provenance

Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 8 November 1995, lot 314.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty at the above sale.

Literature

J. Prévert, Le Cirque d'Izis, Monte Carlo, 1965 (illustrated in color, p. 8 and on the front and back covers).

Further Details

The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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Lot Essay

This gouache is the design for the cover of the book Le Cirque d'Izis by Jacques Prévert (op. cit.). The left section is illustrated as the back cover, and the right section is illustrated as the front cover. Each section is illustrated individually within the text.

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