Lot 171
  • 171

Marc Chagall

Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 EUR
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Description

  • Marc Chagall
  • Couple d'amoureux (incomplete), 1961
  • pastel and Chinese ink on paper
  • Signed Chagall, dedicated A Lise Elina upper right and dated 1961 upper left
  • 19,9 x 14,7 cm; 7 7/8 x 5 3/4 in.

Provenance

Lise Elisa (acquired directly from the artist in 1961)

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, affixed to the mount at intermittent points along the extreme edges. The left edge is very slightly scuffed. There are a few media marks along the extreme edges. There is a very faint crease to the centre of the upper edge. This work is in very good original condition.
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