Masterpieces from the Lewis Collection
Marc Chagall
La Femme rouge au coq
Live auction begins on:
June 25, 02:00 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 GBP
Bid
250,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985
La Femme rouge au coq
signed MArC ChAgAll (lower right)
gouache, coloured crayon, pastel and brush and ink on paper
59 by 50 cm. 23¼ by 19⅝ in.
Executed in 1970.
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Comité Chagall.
Galerie Rosengart, Lucerne (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in 1973)
Christie's, London, 29 June 1992, lot 53 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Berlin, Nationalgalerie, Marc Chagall, Gouachen und Lavis 1947 bis heute, 1972-73, no. 38, pp. 33 and 39, illustrated (titled Rote Frau and dated circa 1953)
