Modern | April 22, 2025
Tue, Apr 22, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 122
Marc Chagall, L'Ours et les deux Compagnons
Estimate: $400 - $600
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| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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(French/Russian, 1887-1985)
Plate 63 from the portfolio Les Fables de la Fontaine,1952, edition from the hand-colored edition of 85, aside from the edition of 200, Maurice Potin and Raymond Haasen, Paris, printer, Teriade, publisher, 1952, drypoint etching with hand-coloring, plate 11-1/2 x 9-3/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 26-1/8 x 23-1/8 x 1-1/8 in.
Provenance: Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, C-6116-4, purchased in 1987 (accompanied by original detached label); Estate of Janet Blakeley, Weaverville, North Carolina
Note: This portfolio was commissioned by Ambroise Vollard in 1927 to illustrate Jean de La Fontaine's Fables de La Fontaine. Framed. Reference - Patrick Cramer, Marc Chagall The Illustrated Books Catalogue Raisonne, cat #22.
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Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, C-6116-4, purchased in 1987 (accompanied by original detached label); Estate of Janet Blakeley, Weaverville, North Carolina
toning, not examined out of frame; frame with abrasions
