Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Etude pour "Autoportrait"
signed 'Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil, gouache, colour crayon and brush and India ink on paper
12 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (30.6 x 22.4 cm.)
Executed in 1947
Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Etude pour "Autoportrait"
signed 'Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil, gouache, colour crayon and brush and India ink on paper
12 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (30.6 x 22.4 cm.)
Executed in 1947
Aharon Cohen, Jerusalem (then-Israeli ambassador to France), by whom acquired directly from the artist.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby’s, Tel Aviv, 24 May 1987, lot 317.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
Specialist note
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
.jpg?maxwidth=3840)