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Marc Chagall Belarusian, naturalized French, 1887-1985
Le Loup devenu berger (Fables de La Fontaine) [The Wolf Who Became a Shepherd (La Fontaine's Fables)], ca 1927
gouache on paper
51 x 42 cm
20 1/8 x 16 1/2 in
20 1/8 x 16 1/2 in
Copyright The Artist
Certificate of authenticity issued by Marc Chagall Committee, dated January 30th, 2020.
Certificate of authenticity issued by Marc Chagall Committee, dated January 30th, 2020.
Provenance
Kunsthandel E.J van Wisselingh & Co Gallery, AmsterdamCollection of Dr. Sydney Kobrinsky (1909-1970), Winnipeg
Private collection, Sweden (acquired by the owner's father)
Auction, uppsala, June 17th 2020, lot 794
Private collection, Switzerland
Private collection, Europe
Exhibitions
La Fontaine by Chagall, Bernheim-Jeune Gallery, Paris, 1930La Fontaine by Chagall, Le Centaure Gallery, Brussels, 1930
La Fontaine by Chagall, Alfred Flechtheim Gallery, Berlin, 1930
Mac Chagall, The Tales of Fontaine, Museum of Modern Art, Céret, 28 October, 1995 - 8 January, 1996.
Marc Chagall, The Tales of Fontaine, Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall, Nice, 13January - 25 March, 1996.
Literature
Marc Chagall, by Franz Meyer, Harry N.Abrams, Inc. Publishers, New York, 1961, illustrated in blackand white under no.434.Marc Chagall, The Tales of Fontaine, Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 1995-1996, illustrated p.59.
Exhibition catalogue, Marc Chagall, Les Fables de Fontaine, Musée d'Art Moderne, Céret, 1995-1996, illustrated p.59.
Exhibition catalogue, Marc Chagall, Les Fables de Fontaine, Musée National Message Biblique MarcChagall, Nice, 1996, illustrated p.59.