Classic and Enduring - International Prints & Drawings
Collectors' List 132 2008


11 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
[Young Woman With Hat], c1906. Pencil drawing, signed by Chagall lower right, annotated “56” in red crayon and “page 23” in pencil in an unknown hand verso, 22 x 27.1cm. Repairs to upper left corner, slight crease across lower edge.
Illustrated in Raitkin, Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russe e Parigi, 1989, pp22-23. Accompanied by authentication certificate from David McNeil. Provenance: Chagall’s son, David McNeil. Acquired by the last owner in 1987, who exhibited this drawing throughout Europe and in Florida, USA, between 1988 and 2002.
In 1944, after Chagall’s first wife died, a French-speaking English woman, Virginia McNeil, was hired as his housekeeper. A diplomat’s daughter, bright and cosmopolitan, she became Chagall’s muse and lover until 1951. Their son, David McNeil, was born in 1946 in New York.
 $56,500*
12 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
[Standing Nude], c1908. Pencil drawing, signed in pencil lower right, 33.6 x 11cm. Minor surface soiling to lower right corner, slight paper loss to right edge and missing upper right corner, not affecting image.
Illustrated in Raitkin, Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russe e Parigi, 1989, pp30-31. Accompanied by authentication certificate from David McNeil. Provenance: Chagall’s son, David McNeil. Acquired by the last owner in 1987, who exhibited this drawing throughout Europe and in Florida, USA, between 1988 and 2002.
In 1944, after Chagall’s first wife died, a French-speaking English woman, Virginia McNeil, was hired as his housekeeper. A diplomat’s daughter, bright and cosmopolitan, she became Chagall’s muse and lover until 1951. Their son, David McNeil, was born in 1946 in New York.
 $65,500*

13 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
The Bridge, 1910. Ink and wash, pencil and crayon, signed, dated and titled by Chagall in Russian in ink from lower left to right, annotated in an unknown hand in red crayon and pencil verso, 16 x 21.5cm. Laid down on old backing.
Annotations include “20” in red crayon, “page 43”, “523-1” and “…Gustave Coquiot. Verite No. 1. Coquiot” in pencil. illustrated in Raitkin, Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russe e Parigi, 1989, pp42-43. Gustave Coquiot was a noted French writer and art critic, who collaborated with Chagall to produce Suite Provinciale, a fairy tale about the inhabitants of a French village. Accompanied by authentication certificate from David McNeil. Provenance: Chagall’s son, David McNeil. Acquired by the last owner in 1987, who exhibited this drawing throughout Europe and in Florida, USA, between 1988 and 2002.
In 1944, after Chagall’s first wife died, a French-speaking English woman, Virginia McNeil, was hired as his housekeeper. A diplomat’s daughter, bright and cosmopolitan, she became Chagall’s muse and lover until 1951. Their son, David McNeil, was born in 1946 in New York.
 $56,500*

14 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
Portrait II [Portrait Of A Man], c1911. Pencil drawing on blue paper, signed by Chagall lower left, titled and annotated in an unknown hand in pencil verso, 24.5 x 20cm. Strikethrough of two hinge marks and slight paper loss to upper corners verso, minor handling creases.
Annotation includes “26”, “page 57” and “523-2.” Illustrated in Raitkin, Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russe e Parigi, 1989, pp56-57. Accompanied by authentication certificate from David McNeil. Provenance: Chagall’s son, David McNeil. Acquired by the last owner in 1987, who exhibited this drawing throughout Europe and in Florida, USA, between 1988 and 2002.
In 1944, after Chagall’s first wife died, a French-speaking English woman, Virginia McNeil, was hired as his housekeeper. A diplomat’s daughter, bright and cosmopolitan, she became Chagall’s muse and lover until 1951. Their son, David McNeil, was born in 1946 in New York.
 $76,800*
15 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
[Young Woman With A Bouquet], 1926. Ink, wash, watercolour and pencil sketch on board, signed and dated by Chagall in ink lower right, annotated in an unknown hand in red ink and pencil verso, exhibition label with printed title in Italian attached to mount verso, 25.2 x 20.2cm (paper). Uneven surface.
Annotation includes “5” in red ink and “page 113” in pencil. Title on label reads “Ragazza con Mazzo di Fiori.” Illustrated in Raitkin, Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russe e Parigi, 1989, pp12-13. Accompanied by authentication certificate from David McNeil. Provenance: Chagall’s son, David McNeil. Acquired by the last owner in 1987, who exhibited this drawing throughout Europe and in Florida, USA, between 1988 and 2002.
In 1944, after Chagall’s first wife died, a French-speaking English woman, Virginia McNeil, was hired as his housekeeper. A diplomat’s daughter, bright and cosmopolitan, she became Chagall’s muse and lover until 1951. Their son, David McNeil, was born in 1946 in New York.
 $84,500*
16 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
[The Butcher], c1930. Ink wash, signed lower right, 21.6 x 26cm.
Illustrated in Raitkin, Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russe e Parigi, 1989, pp128-129. Accompanied by authentication certificate from David McNeil. Provenance: Chagall’s son, David McNeil. Acquired by the last owner in 1987, who exhibited this drawing throughout Europe and in Florida, USA, between 1988 and 2002.
In 1944, after Chagall’s first wife died, a French-speaking English woman, Virginia McNeil, was hired as his housekeeper. A diplomat’s daughter, bright and cosmopolitan, she became Chagall’s muse and lover until 1951. Their son, David McNeil, was born in 1946 in New York.
 $90,000*

17 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
Prophétie D’Abdias (The Vision Of Obadiah), c1955. Ink, wash and pencil, signed by Chagall in ink lower right, titled and annotated “p908” in an unknown hand in pencil and registration stamp with number verso, 35.5 x 26.6cm.
Stamp reads “Succession Marc Chagall Inventare No. D2597.” Provenance: Chagall’s son, David McNeil.
The Book of Obadiah, consisting of only one chapter, is found both in the Hebrew and Christian bibles. Its authorship is generally attributed to a person named Obadiah, which means “servant or worshipper of the Lord.”
In 1944, after Chagall’s first wife died, a French-speaking English woman, Virginia McNeil, was hired as his housekeeper. A diplomat’s daughter, bright and cosmopolitan, she became Chagall’s muse and lover until 1951. Their son, David McNeil, was born in 1946 in New York.
 $110,000*

18 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
Disrobing Her With His Own Hand…, 1948. Pair of colour lithographs, both working proofs, one printed in red, 37.1 x 28.1cm (each). Minor old mount burn.
Plate 4 from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights. Printed by Albert Carman and published by Pantheon, New York. These working proofs are outside the edition of 111. Illustrated with the following verse in Mourlot, The Lithographs of Chagall, Vol. I: “Disrobing her with his own hand, the King looked upon her body and saw it as it were a silvern ingot.” Ref: Mourlot #39.
 $5,500
19 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
Moses, 1956. Colour lithograph, 35.5 x 26.5cm. Framed.
From The Bible, published by Verve, No. 33-34. Ref: Mourlot #126.
 $1,650
20 Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985)
The Accordeonist [Sic], 1957. Colour lithograph, 25.6 x 40.4cm. Vertical centre fold as issued, minor crinkle to centre right margin. Framed.
From Chagall, text by Jacques Lassaigne, published by Maeght, Paris. From an edition of 6,000. Ref: Mourlot #204.
 $1,850