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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Lot 182

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Autour de Gisèle

Closed19 June 2013

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GBP 37,500

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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Autour de Gisèle
signed and dated '1972 Chagall' (lower right)
brush and India ink and gouache on the printed cover of a ballet programme
14 1/8 x 11 in. (36 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed in 1972

Specialist note

The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Chagall executed this work on the cover of the programme for the ballet Giséle, which was part of the Soirée hosted by Georges Pompidou in honour of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at the Théâtre Louis XV in the Château de Versailles on 15 May 1972.