Marc Chagall
Bethsabée , 1965 (Executed)
Lot #42 |
2024-05-15 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Evening Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 3,000,000 - 5,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11401
Auction name: Modern Evening Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2024-05-15
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Modern Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 77 ½ by 42 ⅜ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
196.7
Width In Centimeters:
107.6
Height In Inches:
77.5
Width In Inches:
42.375
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Year notes: Executed in 1965.
Provenance
<p>Private Collection (commissioned and acquired directly from the artist)</p><p>Sotheby’s, London, 10 February 2011, lot 12 (consigned by the above)</p><p>Acquired at the above sale by the present owner</p>
Literature
<p>François Le Targat, <em>Marc Chagall</em>, London, 1985, no. 97, n.p., illustrated in color (dated 1962-63 and with incorrect measurements)</p><p>Werner Haftmann, <em>Marc Chagall</em>, New York, 1998, p. 142</p>
Catalog summary
Property of an Important New York Collector Marc Chagall 1887 - 1985 Bethsabée signed Chagall Marc (lower left); signed Marc Chagall (on the reverse); signed Chagall (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 77 ½ by 42 ⅜ in. 196.7 by 107.6 cm. Executed in 1965. The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Chagall.