Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Lot 53 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF TAMAR AND TEDDY KOLLEK, MAYOR OF JERUSALEM

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

Femme et oiseau bleu pour Kollek

Closed27 June 2014

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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
Femme et oiseau bleu pour Kollek
signed, dated and inscribed 'Chagall/Pour Kollek/I/XII 1965' (on the title page and facing page); inscribed in Yiddish 'For T. Kollek with friendship Marc Chagall' and dated and inscribed in Hebrew 'Jerusalem 1965' (on the inside front cover)
watercolour and felt tip pen on paper
Image: 12 3/8 x 10¼ in. (31.4 x 26.1 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 19 in. (31.4 x 48.3 cm.)
Executed on 1 December 1965 on the title page of F. Mourlot, Chagall, Lithographe II, Paris, 1963

A gift from the artist to Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem and by descent to the present owners.

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Comité Chagall has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.