Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolours and Drawings
Wednesday, 13 May 1998, 08:00 pm
Lot 30
Marc Chagall, 1887-1985 (FR)
Femme avec coupe de fruits, approx. 1952
Gouache and india ink on paper, mounted on canvas.
H 580 mm W 400 mm.
Signed. (Frame).
| CHF | 350'000 / 400'000 |
| EUR | 330'000 / 380'000 |
| USD | 390'000 / 440'000 |
Hammer Price: CHF 330'000
Provenance:
Schoneman Galleries Inc., New York 1953;
Collection Agnes Bauer, USA;
F. Boulakia, Paris;
Swiss private property.
Expertise:
Certificate of authenticity issued by the Committee Marc Chagall, Jean-Louis Prat.
Annotation:
Ida Chagall dates the painting around 1952 (letter of 19. March 1987), and confirms the authenticity of the work and describes it as very impressive.