Le Violoniste en veste mauve portant sa maison sur sa tête
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Price Realised EUR 126,000
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EUR 20,000 - EUR 30,000
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Closed: 11 Apr 2023
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Le Violoniste en veste mauve portant sa maison sur sa tête
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Gouache, pen and ink and wash and India ink on thin wove paper. The reverse of the sheet is hinged to the mount in two places at the upper reverse edge. Three flattened folds, one diagonal in the upper right quadrant and two horizontal, running through the composition. Two small areas of paper skinning with associated pigment loss towards the centre of the upper edge. Some very pale discolouration of the paper. A very few barely visible fox marks in places. The pigments are strong throughout.
Gouache, plume et encre et lavis d'encre de Chine sur papier vélin fin. Le revers de la feuille est maintenu au montage à deux endroits le long de l’extrémité du bord supérieur. Trois pliures aplaties, une diagonale dans le quart supérieur droit et deux horizontales au travers de la composition. Deux petites zones d’épidermure du papier associées à des manques de peinture vers le centre du bord supérieur. Très légère décoloration du papier. Quelques très rares et à peine visibles piqûres par endroits. Les pigments sont vifs sur l’ensemble de la composition.
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Lot 335Sale 22420
Le Violoniste en veste mauve portant sa maison sur sa têteMarc Chagall (1887-1985)Estimate: EUR 20,000 - 30,000
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