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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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