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Marc Chagall
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Marc Chagall
- Les Fiancés
- signed Marc Chagall (lower left)
- gouache, ink, charcoal and pencil on paper
- 33 by 19.5cm., 13 by 7 3/4 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Private Collection (acquired from the above in the 1950s)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 29th November 1989, lot 507
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection (acquired from the above in the 1950s)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, 29th November 1989, lot 507
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Osaka, Takashimaya Art Gallery (and travelling), Mark Chagall, 2012, no. 53, illustrated in colour in the catalogue
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on board. All four edges are slightly unevenly cut, the sheet is very slightly time stained. Otherwise this work is in overall good condition and there is a lovely rich impasto to some of the pigments.
Colours: Less saturated in the original when compared to the printed catalogue illustration.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."