Live Auction 22057Impressionist & Modern Works on Paper Sale
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Lot 539 THE ANN AND GORDON GETTY COLLECTION

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)

L'équilibriste et l'écuyère

Closed11 November 2023

Price Realised

USD 201,600

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

Conditions of Sale
How to sell

MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
L'équilibriste et l'écuyère
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed again and dated 'Marc Chagall 1963' (on the reverse)
gouache, watercolor, pastel and brush and India ink on paper
13 ¾ x 20 7⁄8 in. (35 x 53 cm.)
Executed in 1963

Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 8 November 1995, lot 314.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty at the above sale.

Specialist note

This gouache is the design for the cover of the book Le Cirque d'Izis by Jacques Prévert (op. cit.). The left section is illustrated as the back cover, and the right section is illustrated as the front cover. Each section is illustrated individually within the text.