Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

La Belle aux fleurs

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Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
La Belle aux fleurs
signed and dated '1950. MArc ChAgAll' (lower left)
gouache and brush and India ink on paper
23 1/8 x 17 1/2 in. (59 x 44.4 cm.)
Executed in 1950

Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owners in June 1971.

Note du spécialiste

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

'It's dark.
I kiss her.
A still life magically takes shape in my mind.
She poses for me.
Reclining, a rounded white nude takes shape.
I approach her timidly. I confess it was the first time I had seen a nude.
Although she was practically my fiancée I was still afraid of approaching her, of going any nearer, of touching all that loveliness.
As if a feast were spread before your eyes.'
M. Chagall, painting Bella nude at Javitch's, quoted in: My Life, London, 1965, p. 79.