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MARC CHAGALL
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description
- Marc Chagall
- LES MARIÉS SOUS LE BALDAQUIN
Signed Marc Chagall (lower right); also signed Marc Chagall (on the reverse)
- Oil on canvas
- 23 5/8 by 31 7/8 in.
- 60 by 81 cm
Provenance
Galerie Lelong, Paris
Private Collection
Galerie Boulakia, Paris
Acquired from the above on September 16, 2003
Condition
Very good condition. Original canvas. Surface is clean and retains good impasto. Under UV light, there is a spot of inpainting 1/2 inch in diameter below the road and a touch in the bride's chin and cheek. Otherwise, fine.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The subject of weddings fascinated Chagall from the start of his career. For him the subject of matrimony was particularly inspiring because it epitomized the mystical union of two souls. Sydney Alexander describes how Chagall's wedding pictures can be seen as archetypal descriptions of the eternal relationship of man and woman, as symbolized by Chagall's many happy years of marriage of his first wife Bella: "Frequently erotic, but not obsessively so, as in the case of Picasso, Chagall differs from the Spaniard also in the durability and singleness of his passions. He never loved but one woman at a time, and his first marriage with Bella Rosenfeld was apparently a blissful union that lasted for twenty-nine years. Bella's role as muse and manager, vestal virgin and mother, counselor and éminence grise, angel and housekeeper is celebrated in hundreds of paintings. Her transformed image does not cease to appear, even after her tragic and unexpected death in 1945. Chagall's eroticism is within the framework of the Jewish family tradition and his attitude toward women was undoubtedly shaped during his growing up years in Vitebsk." (Sidney Alexander, Marc Chagall, a Biography, London, 1979, pp. 62-63)