Marc Chagall
Cirque , 1958 (Executed)
Lot #395 |
2026-04-29 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Day Auction
Category:
Ceramics
Estimate:
USD 70,000 - 90,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12125
Auction name: Modern Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-29
End date: 2026-05-20
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century European Art
Department: Other
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Dimensions: length: 14 14 ⅞ in. 37 ½ cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
37.5
Height In Inches:
14.875
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Edition notes: This work is unique.
Year notes: Executed in Vence in 1958.
Provenance
Ida Chagall, Paris (acquired by descent from the artist) Private Collection Bouquinerie de l’Institut, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Bouquinerie de l’Institut, Marc Chagall: Céramiques, 1999, n.p., illustrated in color Stadthalle Balingen, Marc Chagall: Meisterwerke seiner Keramik , 2003, no. 86, pp. 156-57, illustrated in color
Literature
Sylvie Forestier and Meret Meyer, Les Céramiques de Chagall , Paris, Munich and Milan, 1990, no. 201, p. 176, fig. 17, illustrated in color
Catalog summary
Marc Chagall 1887 - 1985 Cirque signed Marc Chagall , dated Vence 1958 and stamped Marius Giuge Vallauris (on the underside) painted, glazed and engraved ceramic length: 14 14 ⅞ in. 37 ½ cm. Executed in Vence in 1958; this work is unique. The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Chagall. Provenance Ida Chagall, Paris (acquired by descent from the artist) Private Collection Bouquinerie de l’Institut, Paris Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited Paris, Bouquinerie de l’Institut, Marc Chagall: Céramiques, 1999, n.p., illustrated in color Stadthalle Balingen, Marc Chagall: Meisterwerke seiner Keramik , 2003, no. 86, pp. 156-57, illustrated in color Literature Sylvie Forestier and Meret Meyer, Les Céramiques de Chagall , Paris, Munich and Milan, 1990, no. 201, p. 176, fig. 17, illustrated in color