Marc Chagall

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Rencontre avec le clown
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, tempera and oil pastel on paper
24 x 19 in. (61 x 48.2 cm.)
Executed in 1984-1985

Le grand cirque
signed 'Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 1/8 x 38 in. (129.9 x 96.5 cm.)
Painted in 1984

L'offrande au peintre 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
91.7 x 64 cm.(36 x 25½ in.) 
Painted in 1983

La joie au cirque
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
31 ¾ x 45 ½ in. (80.8 x 115.7 cm.)
Painted in 1983

Nu dans l'atelier 
signed 'Chagall' (lower right); signed again and inscribed 'Marc Chagall TEMPERA' (on the reverse)
tempera on masonite 
25½ x 15¾ in. (65 x 40.2 cm.) 
Painted in 1982-1983

Le nu sur fond jaune
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
tempera, watercolor and colored wax crayons on masonite
18 1/8 x 15 in. (46 x 38 cm.)
Executed in 1982

Autour du coq rouge
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right); 

signed again and dated ‘Marc Chagall 1982’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. (92.1 x 64.8 cm.)
Painted in 1982

Le coq rouge et le peintre 
signed 'Chagall' (lower right); signed again and inscribed 'Marc Chagall TEMPERA' (on the reverse)
tempera, gouache and pen and colored inks on masonite 
25 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (65 x 40.3 cm.) 
Painted circa 1982

Le couple aux deux bouquets
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again and dated 'Marc Chagall 1982' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 ½ x 28 ¾ in. (100.3 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1982

Hommage du peintre aux quatre saisons

stamped Marc Chagall (lower left)

gouache, tempera, oil, brush and colored ink, pastel and pencil on Masonite

16 ¼ by 12 ⅝ in.

41.3 by 32.2 cm.

Executed circa 1982.

Le coq-peintre à Paris 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
36 x 23 ½ in. (91.3 x 59.6 cm.)
Painted in 1982

Le peintre en rouge
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again and inscribed 'Chagall Tempera' (on the reverse)
tempera, gouache and brush and India ink on masonite
16 1/8 x 12 ¾ in. (41 x 32.3 cm.)
Painted circa 1981

Les amoureux et l'ange jaune 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (upper right); signed 'Chagall' (on the reverse)
acrylic, tempera and brush and India ink on canvas 
16¼ x 13 in. (41.2 x 33 cm.) 
Painted in 1981

La vision du roi David
signed and dated 'Marc ChAgAll 1981' (lower right)
oil, gouache and sawdust on canvas
44 7⁄8 x 57 ¼ in. (114 x 145.5 cm.)
Painted in 1981

Couple au cirque
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
tempera, watercolour and pen and India ink on masonite
18 1/8 x 15 in. (46 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1981

Amoureux et bouquet dans le ciel
signed 'Chagall' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'Chagall 1981 Tempera' (on the reverse)
tempera and colored pencils on masonite
12 5/8 x 16 1/4 in. (32.2 x 41 cm.)
Executed in 1981

Le rêve des amoureux
signed twice 'Chagall' (lower center); signed again, dated and inscribed 'Marc Chagall 1981 Tempera' (on the reverse)
tempera, pastel and pen and India ink on masonite
18 1/8 x 15 in. (46.1 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1981

Les fiancés sur fond bleu et gris 
signed 'Chagall' (lower right); signed again and dated 'Marc Chagall 1981' (on the reverse)
tempera and pen and India ink on masonite 
23½ x 14 3/8 in. (59.7 x 36.5 cm.) 
Painted in 1981

L'ange blanc
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); inscribed 'TEMPERA' (on the reverse)
tempera, gouache and pen and India ink on masonite
13 7/8 x 10 3/4 in. (35.1 x 27.1 cm.)
Painted in 1981

Le coq au bouquet
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right); 

signed and dated ‘Marc Chagall 1981’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
81.5 x 65.3 cm (32 x 25 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1980-1981

La Joie
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1980, signed in pencil, numbered 19/50, published by Maeght, Paris, with full margins, in good condition, framed
Image: 37 3/8 x 24 3/8 in. (949 x 619 mm.)

Le peintre au dessus du village 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1980' (lower right) 
pastel, watercolour, coloured pencil and India ink on black paper 
19¾ x 15¾ in. (50 x 40 cm.) 
Executed in 1980

L'atelier fleuri à Saint-Paul
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
tempera, gouache and pen and India ink on masonite
8 ¾ x 10 ¾ in. (22.2 x 27.2 cm.)
Executed circa 1980

L'âne rouge dans l'atelier 
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'Pour Vava Marc Chagall 1980' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas laid down on board 
9 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (25 x 18.2 cm.) 
Painted circa 1980

La mariée au cirque
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on canvasboard
16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)
Painted circa 1980

Les deux ânes au soleil
signed 'Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 23 5/8 in. (73 x 60 cm.)
Painted circa 1980

Couple au double-profil
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 ¼ x 25 ½ in. (91.8 x 64.5 cm.)
Painted in 1980

Deux ânes verts 
signé 'Marc Chagall' (en bas à droite); 

signé et daté 'Marc Chagall 1980' (au revers)
huile sur toile 
100 x 81 cm. (39 3/8 x 31 7/8 in.) 
Peint en 1980

Le voyageur
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left), signed 'Marc' (in the book at the centre); 

signed 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
34 7/8 x 45 1/2 in. (88.7 x 115.7 cm.)
Painted in 1980

Les Amoureux dans le ciel de Saint-Paul
signed and dated ‘ChAgAll MArC 1980’ (lower left); 

signed ‘Marc ChAgAll’ (on the reverse)
oil and charcoal on canvas
31 7⁄8 x 45 ¾ in.
Painted in 1980

1980

Scène biblique

signed Marc Chagall (lower right)

oil on canvas

43 ¼ by 49 ⅜ in. 

109.9 by 125.4 cm.

Executed circa 1980

Tendresse 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor, pastel and brush and India ink on paper 
25¼ x 16¾ in. (64.1 x 42.5 cm.) 
Executed circa 1980

Couple dans le profil d’âne
stamped with signature ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil and tempera on masonite
14 3/4 x 13 in. (37.5 x 33 cm.)
Painted circa 1980

Le nu au cirque
signed 'Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, tempera and India ink on paper
16 5/8 x 12 ½ in.
Executed circa 1980

La nuit de la Saint-Jean
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 ½ x 25 ½ in. (72.5 x 59.7 cm.)
Painted in 1980

L'âne rouge dans le bouquet 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1980' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor, pastel and pen and India ink on gray paper 
25 7/8 x 19¼ in. (65.8 x 48.9 cm.) 
Executed in 1980

Dans le Ciel de l'Opera (M. 973) 
lithograph in colours, 1980, on wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed E.A., an artist's proof aside from the edition of fifty, published by Editions Maeght, Paris, the full sheet, a deckle edge at the bottom, in excellent condition
L. 955 x 610 mm., S. 1165 x 755 mm.

L'Eveil
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed again and dated 'Marc Chagall 1979' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
36 ¼ x 28 ¾ in. (92 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1979

Les fiancés aux anémones
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right); signed again ‘Marc Chagall’ (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
36 x 25 ½ in. (91.4 x 64.3 cm.)
Painted in 1979

L'idylle en bleu
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
81 x 65 cm. (31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in.)
Painted in 1979

Le petit cirque bleu
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (65 x 50 cm.)
Painted in 1979

La peintre au chevalet à Saint-Paul 
signed twice and dated 'Marc Chagall 1979. Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache and charcoal on paper 
31½ x 22 7/8 in. (80 x 58.1 cm.) 
Executed in 1979

Roi David devant Jerusalem
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) and dated '1979' (lower left)
brush and India ink, ink wash, pastel and charcoal on paper
39 ½ x 59 in. (100.1 x 149.8 cm.)
Executed in 1979

Le soleil flamboyant 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1979' (lower right) 
gouache, brush and India ink and gray wash on paper 
35¼ x 24¾ in. (89.5 x 63 cm.) 
Painted in 1979

Le cirque dans le ciel bleu de Paris, esquisse
signed 'ChAgAll' (lower right)
tempera, pastel and India ink on laid paper
22 3/8 x 16 ¾ in.
Executed in 1978-81

Les mariés sous le baldaquin
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 ¼ x 28 ½ in. (99.7 x 72.4 cm.)
Painted in 1978-1980

L'Arc-en-ciel du peintre
stamped with the signature 'MArc chAgAll' (lower right)
gouache, pen and India ink and pastel on paper
251⁄2 x 215⁄8 in.
Executed in 1978-80

Le bouquet dans la nuit 
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
31¾ x 25 5/8 in. (81 x 65.2 cm.) 
Painted circa 1978-1980

Souvenirs de deux bouquets 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvasboard 
16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.) 
Painted circa 1978

L'âne bleu dans le ciel du village
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower centre); signed and dated 'Chagall 1978' (on the reverse)
tempera, brush and ink on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 1/8 in. (46 x 38.5 cm.)
Painted in 1978

Mére et enfant sur l'ane marron 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
oil on canvas 
13 x 16 1/8 in. (33 x 41 cm.) 
Painted in 1978

Les fiancés au baldaquin 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed 'Chagall' (on the reverse) 
acrylic, gouache and ink on canvasboard 
17½ x 13 5/8 in. (44.7 x 34.8 cm.) 
Painted in 1978

Le char d'Elie
signed 'Chagall' (lower left)
oil, wash, pen and brush and India ink on canvasboard
16 1⁄8 x 12 ¾ in. (41 x 32.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1978

Confidence dans le paysage bleu
signed 'Chagall' (lower right), signed again and dedicated 'Pour Vava Chérie Marc' (lower center); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 3⁄8 x 31 3⁄4 in. (100 x 80.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1978

Le grand bouquet
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
34 x 25 in. (86.5 x 63.5 cm.)
Painted in 1978

Vue de Paris
signed and dated 'ChAgAll 1978' (lower right); 

signed again 'MArc ChAgAll' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 ½ x 32 ¼ in.
Painted in 1978

Abraham reçevant les trois anges
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower center)
oil on canvas
16 ¼ x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)
Painted circa 1978

Peintre au visage jaune
stamped ‘MArc ChAgAll’ (lower right)
gouache, tempera and pastel on paper
243⁄8 x 191⁄4 in.
Executed circa 1978

Dialogue entre deux profils
stamped with the signature 'MArc chAgAll' (lower left)
pen and brush and India ink, wash and India ink and pencil on paper
187⁄8 x 133⁄8 in. 
Executed in 1977-78

L'Été
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
25 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (64.8 x 54 cm.)
Painted in 1977

L'inspiration du peintre au chevalet
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, pastel, coloured crayon, brush and India ink and pencil paper
25 7⁄8 x 19 1⁄3 in. (66.2 x 49.2 cm.)
Executed in 1977

Soleil jaune
stamped 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
pastel, tempera, ink, India ink and pencil on Japan paper
251⁄8 x 183⁄8 in.
Executed in 1977

Le Berger
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, brush and India ink, inkwash and charcoal on paper
30 x 22 ¼ in. (76.1 x 56.5 cm.)
Executed in 1976-1977

La maternité célébrée par le village
gouache, India ink, ink and oil on paper
25 ¾ x 19 7/8 in.
Executed in 1976-77

signed in pencil (lower right) and inscribed Épreuve d'artiste (lower left)
lithograph in colours on Arches wove paper
image: 25 x 183⁄8 in.
sheet: 331⁄8 x 243⁄4 in.
Executed in 1976,

Esquisse pour "Composition"
stamped with the signature 'MArc chAgAll' (lower right)
oil and tempera on canvasboard
13 x 161⁄8 in.
Executed in 1976

La petite mariée 
signed 'Marc' (lower center) 
gouache, watercolour, brush and India ink, wax crayon over a black lithograph
17 1/8 x 21 in. (43.5 x 53.5 cm.) 
Executed in 1976

Chagall, M.
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
pastel, gouache, coloured crayon, coloured inks and India ink on paper
30 ¾ x 22 5/8 in.
Executed circa 1976

Le Songe
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall ' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
31 7/8 x 23 ¾ in. (81 x 60.2 cm.)
Painted in 1976

Le chant du Roi David
signed and dated 'Chagall 1976' (lower right) 
gouache, and pastel brush and ink on paper 
30 3/8 x 22¾ in. (77.2 x 57. 4 cm.) 
Executed in 1976

L’Atelier
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
pastel, colored wax crayons and sanguine on paper
20 ¼ x 26 ¾ in. (51.3 x 68 cm.)
Drawn in 1976

Les amoureux et ange-coq 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
pastel on paper 
22 5/8 x 15¼ in. (57.5 x 38.7 cm.) 
Drawn in 1976

La sortie d'Egypte
stamped 'MArc ChAgAll' (lower right)
sanguine and lithographic crayon on Japan paper
20 ¼ x 26 5/8 in.
Executed in 1976

Paysage vert 
signed 'Chagall' (lower left) 
oil and India ink on canvasboard 
10 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. (26.5 x 34.6 cm.) 
Painted in 1975-1978

Femme en robe rouge 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower center) 
oil and pen and India ink on canvas 
13¾ x 9½ in. (35 x 24.1 cm.) 
Executed in 1975-1978

Autour de l'equilibriste
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil and pencil on masonite
60 x 40 cm. (23 5⁄8 x 15 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1975 - 1978

Pastorale 
signed and dated 'Chagall Marc 1975' (lower right); 

signed 'Chagall Marc' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
135 x 113.7 cm. (53 1⁄8 x 44 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1975-76

Bouquet Multicolore
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1975, signed in pencil, numbered 34/50, published by Maeght, Paris, with full margins, framed
Image: 271⁄8 x 217⁄8 in. (689 x 556 mm.)

Fleurs et couple sur le divan rouge
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on canvas
19 ¾ x 24 1/8 in. (50.2 x 61.2 cm.)
Painted in 1975

Le clown à la mandoline 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed, dated and dedicated 'Pour Vava bon anniversaire Marc Chagall' and 'Marc Chagall 74-1975' (on the reverse)
oil, gouache and india ink on canvas 
31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. (81 x 65 cm.) 
Painted in 1975

Bouquet de mimosas 
signed ‘Chagall Marc’ (lower right); 

dedicated in Russian ‘For my daughter Ida 1977 papa Chagall’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18¼ x 21 5/8 in. (46.2 x 55 cm.)
Painted in 1975

Clown, violoniste et ânes 
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvasboard 
13¾ x 10½ in. (35 x 26.7 cm.) 
Painted in 1975

THE FALL OF ICARUS, OIL ON CANVAS, 1974-77. 

Homer, L'Odysse, Fernand Mourlot Editeur, Paris, 1974-75 (M. 749-830; C. books 96)
the complete set of 82 lithographs (43 in colors), in- and hors-texte, title pages, text in French, tables of contents and justification, on Arches, signed on the justification, copy 99 of 270, the full sheets, in very good conditon, loose (as issued), in two volumes with original paper-covered wrappers with printed title, beige cloth-covered boxes with gilt stamped title. Each volume 18 x 14 in. (455 x 355 mm.)

Esquisse pour ‘La Chute d’Icare’

stamped Marc Chagall (lower right)

oil and tempera on canvas

16 ⅜ by 13 in.

41.5 by 33 cm.

Executed in 1974.

L'Opéra
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1974, signed in pencil, annotated 'Epreuve d'artiste' (an artist's proof, the edition was 50 in Roman numerals), with full margins, in good condition, framed
Image: 31 x 23 1/8 in. (785 x 590 mm.)

Les Fiancés ou Souvenir de Mille et une nuits
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil, tempera and brush and India ink on canvas
51 ¼ x 35 in. (130.2 x 89 cm.)
Painted circa 1973-1975

L'écuyère
stamped 'MArc ChAgAll' (lower right)
India ink, ink and wash on paper
14 ¾ x 11 1/8 in.
Executed in 1973

Fête autour des animaux musiciens
signed 'Ch MA' (at the centre), 'rc' (at the centre right) and 'Ag ALL' (lower right)
pastel, brush and India ink and ball-point pen on paper
147⁄8 x 111⁄8 in.
Executed in 1973

L'écuyère bleue au coq rouge 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, pastel and brush and India ink and gray wash on paper 
14¾ x 18 1/8 in. (37.5 x 28.2 cm.) 
Executed in 1973

Esquisse pour 'Le flûtiste'
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on canvasboard
10¾ x 13 7/8 in. (27.2 x 35.2 cm.)
Painted in 1973

Fruits et fleurs à l'atelier 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
oil on canvas 
21¼ x 25 5/8 in. (54 x 65 cm.) 
Painted in 1973

Grands Bouquets et pinceaux à l'atelier
stamped 'MArc chAgAll' (lower right)
tempera, oil and grattage on Masonite 
18 1⁄8 x 14 7⁄8 in. 
Painted in 1973

Printemps à Paris 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
31 7/8 x 23½ in. (80.9 x 59.8 cm.) 
Painted in 1973

Au village rouge 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil, sawdust and pastel on canvas 
31¾ x 25½ in. (80.7 x 64.9 cm.) 
Painted in 1973

Violoniste-coq au-dessus des ponts de Paris
stamped 'MArc chAgAll' (lower centre)
oil, tempera, gouache and coloured inks on canvas
21 5⁄8 x 18 1⁄8 in. 
Painted in 1972

La Nappe mauve

signed Chagall Marc (lower right), signed Marc Chagall (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

28 ¾ by 23 ⅝ in. 

72.8 by 59.9 cm. 

Executed in 1972.

Autour du couple 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil and brush and India ink on board 
10¾ x 8¾ in. (27.1 x 22.2 cm.) 
Painted circa 1972

Maquette pour Le petit cheval
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right), inscribed 'gouache sur fond lithographique' (lower left)
gouache, graphite and crayons in colors on lithograph in black, on Arches wove paper
Executed in 1972
Image: 14 x 103⁄4 in. (357 x 273 mm.)

Petit bouquet dédicacé à Aragon, Bonjour Paris 
signed, dated and inscribed 'Pour Aragon. Amicalement Marc Chagall 1972' (lower center)
pastel, colour crayon and pencil on lithographic poster 
35¾ x 23¼ in. (91.1 x 58.9 cm.) 
Executed in 1972

Bouc bleu au coq rouge
with the artist's estate stamp ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil, tempera and pen and India ink on canvas
55.2 x 38.4 cm (21 3⁄4 x 15 1⁄8 in.)
Painted circa 1971-1974

Départ du village
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 7/8 x 29 in. (91.8 x 73.6 cm.)
Painted in 1971-1974

La femme du peintre (M. 630) 
lithograph in colors, 1971, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 16/50, with full margins, the reds attenuated, the paper toned, mat staining, otherwise in good condition, framed
S. 29 5/8 x 23 3/16 in. (754 x 590 mm.)

Scène bucolique
stamped with the signature 'MArc chAgAll' (lower right)
sanguine and wash on paper
30 x 231⁄4 in.
Executed in Gstaad in 1971

Le cavalier violet 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache, pastel, watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on Japan paper 
35 5/8 x 24 3/8 in. (90.8 x 61.7 cm.) 
Executed in 1971

Nu au cyclamen, Gstaad 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor, colored wax crayons and brush and black ink on paper
25 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. (63.8 x 50.4 cm.) 
Executed in 1971

Les Paysans
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on canvas
45 ½ x 31 ¾ in. (115.8 x 80.7 cm.)
Painted in 1971

Coucher de soleil et coq au double-profil ou Le souvenir de la ville
signed ‘Chagall Marc’ (lower left)
gouache, pastel and brush and India ink on paper
22 ¾ x 31 ½ in. (57.8 x 80 cm.)
Executed in 1971

Au cirque
stamped 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil and gouache on canvas
9 ½ x 13 ¾in. (24 x 35cm.)
Painted circa 1971

Autour des fruits rouges
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil and pen and India ink on canvas
18 ¼ x 15 in. (46.3 x 38.2 cm.)
Executed in 1970-1975

Le clown flûtiste au coq
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
oil and tempera on canvasboard
10 5/8 x 8 ¾ in. (27 x 19.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1970-1975

Scène de cirque
signed 'Chagall' (lower left); signed 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 3⁄4 x 23 5⁄8 in. (73 x 60 cm.)
Painted in 1970

Le clown violoniste au cirque 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower center) 
oil on canvas 
16 1/8 x 13 in. (40.9 x 33 cm.) 
Painted circa 1970

Personnage au corsage violet
stamped with the signature ‘Chagall’ (lower left)
oil and brush and India ink on canvas
93⁄8 x 71⁄2 in. (23.8 x 18.9 cm.)
Painted in 1970

La Sainte famille en rouge
stamped with the signature 'MArc chAgAll' (lower right)
oil and pen and India ink on canvasboard
93⁄8 x 71⁄2 in.
Executed circa 1970

Le cirque rouge et bleu
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil, tempera and gouache on canvas
25 ½ x 31 7/8 in. (64.9 x 81 cm.)
Painted circa 1969-1973

L'âne vert 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
19¾ x 25 5/8 in. (50 x 65 cm.) 
Painted in 1969-1973

L'ange au-dessus du village
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
32 x 39 ½ in. (81.3 x 100.3 cm.)
Painted in 1969-1972

Le Songe du Clown 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower centre) 
gouache, watercolour, wash and pastel on Japon nacré paper 
30 x 22 3/8 in. (76.3 x 56.8 cm.) 
Executed in 1969

Le violoniste allongé
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache, pastel and crayon on paper 
22 3/8 x 26¼ in. (56.8 x 66.7 cm.) 
Executed in 1969

Les Amoureux sous les palmiers à Antibes 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, watercolor, pastel and pen and colored inks over pencil on paper
30 1/8 x 22 ½ in. (76.5 x 57 cm.)
Executed in 1969

Lune rousse au Cap d'Antibes
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil, pastel, and watercolor on paper
24 ¼ x 19 in. (61.4 x 49.3 cm.)
Executed in 1969

Etude pour Les gens du voyage 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
pencil and pen and black ink on paper 
11 1/8 x 15¼ in. (28.2 x 38.7 cm.) 
Drawn in 1968

Les amoureux au village sur fond rouge
stamped 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

later signed and dated '1971 12⁄7 Marc Chagall' and inscribed in Russian (on the reverse)
oil and brush and ink on canvas
21 5⁄8 x 18 in. (55 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1968

Vase de fleurs (bleu)
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower left); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and pen and India ink on canvasboard
9 3⁄8 x 7 ½ in. (23.9 x 19 cm.)
Executed in 1968

La famille du pêcheur 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
36¼ x 25 5/8 in. (92 x 65 cm.) 
Painted in 1968

Frontispiece, from Cirque (M. 490; see C. books 68) 
lithograph in colors, 1967, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 18/24 (there was also an unsigned edition of 250 and 20 unsigned hors commerce copies in Roman numerals), published by Verve, Paris, with margins, the palest light-staining, occasional pinpoint foxing, stray ink in the margins, mat staining, hinged to support at the reverse upper sheet corners, otherwise in good condition, framed
L. 16 5/8 x 12¾ in. (422 x 324 mm.)

One plate, from: Le Cirque
lithograph in colours, 1967, on Arches wove paper, signed and numbered 14/24 in pencil (there was also an unsigned, unnumbered edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade, Paris, the full sheet, a deckle edge below, the colours strong and vibrant, generally in very good condition, framed
Image 400 x 315 mm., Sheet 517 x 380 mm.

BY CHARLES SORLIER (1921-1990)
La Baie des Anges avec bouquet de roses, from Nice et la Côte d'Azur
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1967, signed in pencil, numbered XXXVIII/LXXV (there was also an edition of 150 in Arabic numerals and ten artist's proofs)
Image: 241⁄8 x 177⁄8 in. (613 x 454 mm.)

Le Cirque: one plate
lithograph in colors on Arches paper, 1967, from the edition of 250, the full sheet, published by Tériade Editeur, Paris
Sheet: 16 ¾ x 12 ¾ in. (426 x 324 mm.)

Deux têtes 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
16 x 13 in. (40.8 x 33 cm.) 
Painted circa 1967

Le village bleu
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right); 

signed again ‘Marc Chagall’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 5/8 x 36 1/8 in. (72.7 x 91.7 cm.)
Painted in 1967

Nature morte et fleurs devant St-Paul de Vence
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower centre); signed 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and gouache on paper laid down on canvas
20 x 25 5⁄8 in. (50.9 x 65 cm.)
Painted in 1967

Nu sur fond rouge 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil and ink on canvas 
28¾ x 36¼ in. (73 x 92 cm.) 
Painted in 1967

Le rabbin à la Thora 
signed 'Chagall Marc' (lower right) 
gouache, pastel, brush and India ink and wash and fabric collage on paper
15 x 12 3/8 in. (38.1 x 31.4 cm.) 
Executed in 1967

Le Cirque, Tériade Editeur, Paris, 1967

Le Cirque: one print
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1967, signed in pencil, numbered 18/24 (there was also an unsigned edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade Editeur, Paris, with full margins, framed
Image: 163⁄4 x 253⁄4 in. (426 x 654 mm.)

Maquette pour La vache bleue
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right), inscribed ‘Etat' (lower left)
collage of printed papers and fabrics, crayon in colors, pastel and graphite on lithograph, on wove paper
Executed in 1967
Image: 123⁄4 x 9.6/8 in. (325 x 247 mm.)

Cirque: one plate
lithograph in colors, on wove paper, 1967, signed in pencil, numbered 12/24 (there was also an unsigned edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade Éditeur, Paris, with full margins, in very good condition, framed
Image: 16 ½ x 12 ¾ in. (419 x 324 mm.)

BY CHARLES SORLIER
La Flûte enchantée (C.S. 38) 
lithograph in colors, 1967, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 131/200, with full margins, minor and unobtrusive soft creasing in places at the upper and lower sheet edges, pale time staining, otherwise in very good condition, framed
L. 39 3/8 x 25½ in. (1000 x 647 mm.)

Cirque: one plate
lithograph in colors, on wove paper, 1967, signed in pencil, numbered 22/24 (there was also an unsigned edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade Éditeur, Paris, with full margins, light-staining, otherwise in good condition, framed
Image: 16 5/8 x 12 ¾ in. (422 x 324 mm.)

The Story of Exodus, Paris and New York, Léon Amiel, 1966 (M. 444-67; C. books 64)
the complete set of 24 unsigned lithographs in colors, in- and hors-texte, title page, text and justification, on Arches, signed in pencil on the justification, copy O of H.C. A-O (the edition was 250 plus 20 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), the full sheets, loose (as issued), occasional offsetting, otherwise in very good condition, original wove paper wrappers, buckram-covered portfolio box with gilt stamped title and authors name. 535 x 395 mm.

L'Offrande
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
brush and pen and India ink and ink wash on paper
23 5⁄8 x 18 in. (60 x 45.5 cm.)
Executed in 1966

Personnages de cirque 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache, watercolour, pastel and pen and India ink on paper 
20 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. (51.2 x 35.9 cm.) 
Executed in 1966

Autour du "Peintre à la palette et au coq, 1960"
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower center)
oil and tempera on board in the artist's painted frame
7 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (20 x 24.4 cm.)
Painted in 1966

Le bouquet devant la fenêtre 
signed, dated and inscribed 'Marc Chagall 1966 Pour Nina et Rudi' (lower right); signed 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
gouache, pastel, pen and India ink and wash and black crayon on paper 
22 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (58.2 x 45.9 cm.) 
Executed in 1966

L'hiver
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
63 ¾ x 45 in. (162 x 114.4 cm.)
Painted in 1966

Le songe du Roi David
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1966' (lower left)
oil, tempera and sawdust on canvas
81 ¾ x 108 ½ in. (207.6 x 275.6 cm.)
Painted in 1966

L'hiver 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
63¾ x 45 in. (162 x 114.4 cm.) 
Painted circa 1966

Cirque sur fond noir
signed 'MArc ChAgAll' (lower left)
gouache, pastel and India ink on paper
17 1/8 x 14 7/8 in.
Executed in 1966

Le peintre et la crucifixion
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on panel in the artist's painted frame
11 ½ x 9 ½ in. (29.2 x 24.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965-1970

Autour du "Peintre au coq rouge"
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower center)
gouache, watercolor, colored wax crayons, pen and India ink and pencil on paper
10 7/8 x 7 ¾ in. (27.6 x 19.5 cm.)
Executed in 1965

Maternité devant la fenêtre 
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
oil and gouache on prepared artist's board 
13 x 9½ in. (33 x 24.1 cm.) 
Painted circa 1965

Fleurs ou Le bouquet champêtre
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 18 ¼ in. (51.2 x 46.4 cm.)
Painted in 1965

Les mariés au cirque
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
oil and brush and India ink on canvas
9 ½ x 13 in. (24 x 33 cm.)
Painted circa 1965

Bouquet jaune et orange 
signed 'MArc ChAgAll' (lower right)
oil and gouache on board
12 7/8 x 9¾ in.
Painted circa 1965

Autour de la nuit
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, inkwash, colored wax crayons and brush and India ink on paper
25 5/8 x 19 ¾ in. (65.2 x 50.2 cm.)
Executed in 1964

Nu sur les toits 
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
18 x 14 7/8 in. (45.9 x 37.8 cm.) 
Painted in 1964

Les amoureux au visage vert 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower center); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
18¼ x 15 1/8 in. (46.2 x 38.3 cm.) 
Painted in 1964

Paysan allongé
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache and pastel on Japan paper
30 x 22 3/8 in. (76.2 x 56.9 cm.)
Executed in 1964

La nuit enchantée 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
oil on canvas 
21 5/8 x 26 1/8 in. (55 x 66.2 cm.) 
Painted in 1964

Le cheval de cirque 
signed 'MARC CHAGALL' (lower right) 
gouache and brush and India ink on paper 
19½ x 24¾ in. (49.5 x 62.8 cm.) 
Painted in 1964

Esquisse pour “La vie”
stamped ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
watercolour, gouache, pastel, black crayon and India ink on paper
56.5 x 78 cm. (22 1⁄4 x 30 3⁄4 in.)
Painted in 1964

Autour de l'Ange pour le "Plafond de l'Opéra"
stamped with the signature 'chAgAll' (lower right) and inscribed 'PAN' (lower left)
gouache and pencil on lithographic base on paper
145⁄8 x 121⁄8 in.
Executed circa 1963-76

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

Bouquet à l'âne jaune
signed 'ChAgAll MArc' (lower left); 

signed 'MArc ChAgAll' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 7⁄8 x 23 ¾ in.
Painted en 1963

Le Grand Bouquet (M. 384) 
lithograph in colors, 1963, on Rives BFK, signed in pencil, numbered 19/50, with full margins, light- and mat staining, a 1-in. paper loss at the upper right sheet corner, a few very minor and unobtrusive soft handling creases in places at the sheet edges, otherwise in good condition, framed
L. 26 5/8 x 20 in. (676 x 508 mm.)

Le Matin
monotype in colors, 1962, on Chine paper, signed in ink, with full margins, pale mat staining, generally in good condition, framed
Image: 19 5/8 x 15 ¾ in. (499 x 400 mm.)

Profil de femme et main au coq
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor, pastel, brush and India ink and inkwash on paper
30 x 22 in. (76 x 56 cm.)
Executed in 1962

La leçon de Philétas, from Daphnis and Chloë (M. 323; see C. books 46)
lithograph in colors, 1962, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 20/60 (there was also an unsigned edition of 250 without margins), with full margins, pale light- and mat staining, a faded ink stamp in the lower right margin (illegible), otherwise in very good condition
L. 16¾ x 12¾ in. (426 x 324 mm.)

Temple et Histoire de Bacchus, from: Daphnis and Chloé (M. 346; cf. C. books 46)
lithograph in colours, 1961, on Arches wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered 19/60 (there was also an unsigned edition of 250 without margins), the colours very bright and fresh, the full sheet, a deckle edge below, in exceptionally good condition, framed
L. 421 x 648 mm., S. 540 x 748 mm.

Le violoniste
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, India ink and wash on Japan paper
33 ¼ x 25 ½ in. (84.5 x 64.5 cm.)
Executed in 1961

La Caverne des Nymphes, from Daphnis et Chloé
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1961, signed in pencil, numbered 55⁄60 (there was also an unsigned edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade, Paris, with full margins, in generally good condition, framed
Image: 16 ¾ x 25 3⁄8 in. (425 x 645 mm.)

La Caverne des Nymphes, from: Daphnis et Chloé (M. 321; cf. C. books 46)
lithograph in colours, 1961, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 60/60, from the signed edition with wide margins (there was also an unsigned book edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade, Paris, 1961, the full sheet, a deckle edge below, the colours fresh and bright, in very good condition, framed
L. 442 x 642 mm., S. 539 x 757 mm.

Mégaclès reconnait sa Fille pendant le Festin, from Daphnis et Chloé (M. 347; see C. books 46)
lithograph in colors, 1961, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 20/60 (there was also an unsigned, unnumbered edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade Editeur, Paris, with full margins, generally in very good condition
L. 16¾ x 25½ in. (426 x 648 mm.)

Enlèvement de Chloé, from Daphnis et Chloé (M. 327; see C. books 46)
lithograph in colors, 1961, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 20/60 (there was also an unsigned, unnumbered edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade Editeur, Paris, with full margins, pale staining at the upper sheet edge, otherwise generally in good condition, framed
L. 16½ x 25¼ in. (420 x 640 mm.)

Le Baie des Anges
lithograph in colours, 1961, on Arches wove paper, signed in pencil, inscribed H.C., an hors commerce impression aside from the edition of fifty (there were also 25 artist's proofs), the full sheet, a deckle edge above, the colours very bright and fresh, pale toning in the left margin, otherwise in good condition 
Image 781 x 572 mm., Sheet 950 x 658 mm.

La Chasse aux Oiseaux, from Daphnis et Chloé
lithograph in colors, on Arches paper, 1961, signed in pencil and numbered 35/60 (there was also an unsigned edition of 150 without margins), published by Tériade, Paris, with full margins, pale light staining, otherwise in good condition, framed
Image: 16½ x 25¼ in (419 x 641 mm.)

La Mort de Dorcon, from Daphnis et Chloé (M. 320; see C. books 46)
lithograph in colors, 1961, on Arches, signed in pencil, numbered 20/60 (there was also an unsigned, unnumbered edition of 250 without margins), published by Tériade Editeur, Paris, with full margins, generally in very good condition
L. 16¾ x 25½ in. (426 x 648 mm.)

Sirène au pin 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache, watercolor and pastel on paper 
29 5/8 x 21½ in. (75.7 x 54.6 cm.) 
Executed in 1960

Bouquet au coq jaune 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower centre); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil, tempera, blue and India ink on canvas
9 ½ x 13 in. (24 x 33 cm.)
Executed circa 1960

Autour de la Thora, gouache préparatoire non retenue pour Les Poèmes (Cramer)
stamped 'MArc ChAgAll' (lower left)
gouache, India ink, wax crayon and pencil on gray laid paper
15 1/8 x 10 5/8 in.
Executed in 1960

Bouquet dans la campagne 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil and gouache on paper laid down on canvas 
24¼ x 18¾ in. (61.5 x 47.5 cm.) 
Painted circa 1959-1969

Bouquet près de la fenêtre
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1959-1960' (lower right); 

signed 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
47 ¼ x 59 in. (120 x 149.8 cm.)
Painted in 1959-1960

Autour de la création
gouache, pastel and black crayon on paper
13 7/8 x 10 ¼ in.
Executed in 1959-60

La mariée ou Les amoureux aux fleurs
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil and ink on canvas
62.7 x 48 cm. (24 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.)
Painted in 1959

Couple au Christ
signed 'Chagall' (lower left) and signed again 'Marc' (lower right)
gouache, pastel and brush and India ink on paper
20 x 16 7/8 in. (50.8 x 40.5 cm.)
Executed in 1959

La Fenêtre 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1959' (lower left); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the stretcher)
oil and sawdust on canvas 
59 x 47 1/8 in. (150 x 119.8 cm.) 
Painted in 1959

Mariés sous le baldaquin dans le ciel du village
with the estate stamp 'Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, brush and India ink, pastel and crayon on Japan paper
14 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (36 x 26.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1958-1960

Zacharie parle avec l'ange
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
brush and India ink, pastel and charcoal on paper
14 ¼ x 10 3/8 in. (36.6 x 26.2 cm.)
Executed in 1958-1959

Les amoureux devant la fenêtre au bouquet de fleurs 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
brush and India ink and wash and grattage on paper
25 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (65.5 x 50 cm.)
Executed in 1958

Bouquet de roses rouges 
signed 'Marc Chagall (lower right) 
watercolour over pencil on fibrous thin Japan paper 
39 3/8 x 24¼ in. (100 x 61.5 cm.) 
Executed in 1958

Arbre bleu
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left); 

signed again '© Marc Chagall' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 19¾ in. (61.3 x 50 cm.)
Painted in 1958

La femme en rouge
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1958' (lower right)
gouache, pastel and pencil on Japan paper laid down on card laid down on canvas
26 ½ x 20 ¾ in. (67.5 x 52.7 cm.)
Executed in 1958

Étude pour "Les Gens du voyage", 1968
avec le cachet de la signature 'MArc chAgAll' (en bas à gauche)
gouache, plume et encre de Chine, pastel et graphite sur papier
30.8 x 49 cm.
Exécuté en 1957-59

La mariée au bouquet devant la fenêtre
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the stretcher)
oil, tempera and brush and India ink on canvas
14 1⁄2 x 11 7⁄8 in. (36.8 x 30.2 cm.)
Painted in 1957

Le cirque - L'écuyère
signed and ‘Marc Chagall 1957’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
59 ⅜ x 39 ¼ in. (150.8 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 1957

Le Violoniste à la barbe verte sur fond bleu
stamped with the signature 'MArc chAgAll' (lower left)
gouache, brush and India ink, pastel and pencil on paper 
133⁄4 x 105⁄8 in.
Executed circa 1956-66

Les fiancés à l'oiseau 
signé 'Marc Chagall' (en bas au centre) 
gouache, encre de Chine, crayon et pastel sur papier 
61.8 x 43.8 cm. (24 3/8 x 17¼ in.) 
Exécuté vers 1956-62

St. Jeannet 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1958-60' (lower right); 

signed, dated and titled 'Marc Chagall "St. Jeannet" 1956-60' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas 
47¼ x 59¼ in. (120 x 150.4 cm.) 
Painted in 1956-1958

Le sommeil amoureux
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, brush and India ink and pencil on paper
8 1⁄8 x 8 3⁄8 in. (20.6 x 21.2 cm.)
Executed in 1956-1957

Vendange 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1956-7' (lower left) 
gouache, pastel and brush and ink on paper 
26 1/8 x 20¼ in. (66.3 x 51.4 cm.) 
Executed in 1956-1957

Equisse pour "L'ange et les amoureux"
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil and gouache on canvas
16 1⁄8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)
Painted in 1956

Autoportrait à l'âne vert ou Variante de L'âme de la ville
stamped 'MArc chAgAll' (lower right)
oil on masonite
11 x 10 1⁄8 in. 
Painted circa 1956

Au village 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1956' (lower left) 
gouache and brush and pen and India ink and gray wash on Japan paper 
39¼ x 24¼ in. (99.7 x 61.6 cm.) 
Executed in 1956

Le bouquet au clair de lune 
stamped with the signature 'Chagall' (lower right) 
pastel and brush and India ink on paper 
8¾ x 8 in. (22.1 x 20.2 cm.) 
Executed circa 1955-1960

Le Grand visage

signed Chagall and dated 1955-59 (lower right)

pastel, brush and ink, pen and ink and colored pencil on paper

25 ¼ by 19 ¼ in. 

64 by 49 cm. 

Executed in 1955-59.

Autour de Vence
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1955-7' (lower right); 

signed and dated again 'Marc Chagall 1956-7' (on the stretcher)
oil and sawdust on canvas
63 5⁄8 x 51 5⁄8 in. (162 x 131.1 cm.)
Painted in 1955-1957

La Chevauchée ou La Cavalcade
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1955-6' (lower right)
oil on canvas
26 7/8 x 31 1/8 in. (68.3 x 79.2 cm.)
Painted in 1955-1956

Moïse (gouache préparatoire pour la lithographie M. 126 (La Bible Ed. Verve))
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache and pen and India ink on paper
14 ¼ x 10 ½ in. (36.1 x 26.7 cm.)
Executed in 1955-1956

Le violoniste et le village
signed 'MArc ChAgAll' (lower right)
India ink and ink wash on paper
16 ½ x 20 7/8 in.
Executed in 1955

La famille au coq bleu
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, brush and India ink and pastel on paper
8 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (22.3 x 18.9 cm.)
Executed circa 1955

Couple au chandelier
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1954' (lower left)
oil on canvas
10 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (27 x 22 cm.)
Painted in 1954

Acrobates et musicien au ciel mauve
signed ‘Marc Chagall' (lower left and right)
oil, gouache and brush and India ink on board laid down on panel
19 3⁄8 x 14 5⁄8 in. (49.2 x 37.1 cm.)
Painted in 1954

La ferme 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
23¾ x 28¾ in. (60.4 x 73.4 cm.) 
Painted in 1954-1962

Maternité avec Père Noël
signed 'Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, watercolor and brush and India ink over pencil on paper laid down on canvas
12 3/8 x 9 ½ in. (31.2 x 24.2 cm.)
Executed in 1954

Village natal
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower left)
oil on board
11 ¾ x 11 3/8 in. (29.9 x 28 cm.)
Painted in 1954

Le carrousel du Louvre 
signed and dated 'Chagall 1954' (lower left); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas 
18 5/8 x 14 7/8 in. (47.3 x 37.8 cm.) 
Painted in 1954

Le Pont Neuf 
stamped with the signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
16 1/8 x 13 in. (40.9 x 32.9 cm.) 
Painted in 1953-1954

Place du Tertre 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) and dated '1953-4' (lower right)
oil on canvas 
29 7/8 x 37¼ in. (75.9 x 94.6 cm.) 
Painted in 1953-1954

Intérieur aux amoureux 
signed twice 'Chagall Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
brush and India ink and gray wash on paper laid down on board 
25 x 18¾ in. (63.5 x 47.6 cm.) 
Executed circa 1953

Chèvre et coq
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
pastel, inkwash and brush and India ink on paper laid down on canvas
12 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (32 x 27 cm.)
Executed in 1953

Le quai aux fleurs 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1953' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
45½ x 35 in. (115.6 x 88.9 cm.) 
Painted in 1953

Visions de Paris
stamped with the signature ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 x 46 cm. (13 x 18 1/8 in.)
Painted in 1953

La Sainte-Chapelle, étude
signed ‘Marc Chagall’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 in. (46 x 38.2 cm.)
Painted in 1953

Etude pour La Nuit
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor, colored wax crayon and brush and India ink on paper
25 5/8 x 19¾ in. (65.2 x 50.2 cm.) 
Executed in 1953

Autour de la main verte
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
gouache, brush and India Ink and pastel on paper
13 ¼ x 10 1⁄8 in. (33.6 x 25.7 cm.)
Executed circa 1952

Corbeille de fruits et bouquet dans la nuit
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1952-6' (lower right)
gouache, pastel and brush and India ink on paper
18 x 20? in. (45.8 x 53 cm.)
Executed in June 1952

La fiancée rêvant 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
22¼ x 20½ in. (56.5 x 52 cm.) 
Painted in 1952

La famille et le coq rouge 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
pastel, gouache, watercolour and pen and ink on paper 
28 x 22¼ in. (71.3 x 56.5 cm.) 
Executed in 1952

Le coq rouge au bord de l'eau or Le coq rouge et les amoureux 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1952' (lower left) 
gouache, pastel and pen and India ink on paper 
27 3/8 x 22 in. (69.5 x 56 cm.) 
Executed in 1952

La neige 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1951-53' (lower right); 

signed again 'Marc Chagall' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas 
42 x 40 3/8 in. (106.8 x 102.5 cm.) 
Painted in 1951-1953

Roi David à la harpe dans la nuit
stamped with the signature 'chAgAll' (lower left)
gouache, brush and India ink, wash and India ink, grattage, pastel and pencil on paper
111⁄4 x 87⁄8 in.
Executed in 1951

La nativité 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1950' (lower right) 
goauche, watercolour, pen and India ink and wash and wax crayon on cream paper
15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.9 cm.) 
Executed in 1950

Les roses et la lune 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor, pastel and brush and India ink on paper laid down on canvas
24 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (63.1 x 50.4 cm.) 
Executed in 1950

Les amoureux au bouquet 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
20 5/8 x 15¾ in. (52.3 x 39.8 cm.) 
Painted circa 1950

Deux paniers de fruits
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, pastel and pen and India ink on paper
25 ½ x 19 5/8 in. (64.7 x 49.8 cm.)
Executed in 1949-1950

Les amoureaux au Cap-Ferrat
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1949' (lower left)
gouache, pastel and brush and black ink over pencil on paper laid down on board
22 ¾ x 31 ¼ in. (57.8 x 79.5 cm.)
Executed in 1949

Nature morte au médaillon or Roses et coupe de bananes 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 949' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor and brush and pen and India ink on paper 
25½ x 20 in. (64.8 x 50.8 cm.) 
Executed in 1949

Les amoureux (Couple blanc au bouquet) 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1949' (lower left) 
gouache and watercolor on paper 
31 x 22½ in. (78.7 x 57.1 cm.) 
Painted in 1949

Nu rose ou Amoureux en rose
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. (81.1 x 65 cm.)
Painted in 1949

Bouquet blanc aux nuages ou L'âne lisant ou Le livre et l'âne ou Musicien aux fleurs et aux fruits
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall.1949' (lower right); inscribed in Cyrillic "????????" (on the tacking edge)
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 30 1/8 in. (100 x 76.5 cm.)
Painted in 1949

Le soleil rouge ou Le soleil des amoureux
signed and dated '1949 Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on canvas
54 7⁄8 x 38 5⁄8 in. (139.5 x 98 cm.)
Painted in 1949

La belle rousse ou Les cheveux rouges
signed and dated ‘Marc Chagall 1949’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
45 1/8 x 35 ¼ in. (114.5 x 90.8 cm.)
Painted in 1949

Les amoureux
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); dated '1948-53' (lower left)
oil and pastel on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1948-1953

Autour des Mille et une nuits (planche 13)
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache and brush and pen and India ink on paper
12 ¼ x 9 ½ in. (31.2 x 24.3 cm.)
Executed in 1948-1950

Les lys magiques 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right); 

signed and dated '948 49 Marc Chagall' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas 
28 x 19 7/8 in. (71.2 x 50.5 cm.) 
Painted in 1948-1949

Les amoureux au dessus de la ville 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1948' (lower left) 
brush and India ink and wash on paper 
11 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. (30.2 x 36.4 cm.) 
Executed in 1948

When Abdullah got the Net Ashore…, from: Four Tales from the Arabian Nights，1948

Coq et ange au-dessus de fleurs et fruits 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolor and brush and pen and India ink over pencil on paper
24 7/8 x 18¾ in. (63.2 x 47.9 cm.) 
Painted circa 1948

Etreinte en bleu et chèvre dans l'arbre, la nuit
stamped with the artist's signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, oil pastel and India ink on paper
50.6 x 34.1 cm. (19 7/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
Executed circa 1947

Le père Noël sur fond rouge à la rencontre de Bella
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, pen and brush and India ink and pencil on paper
12 ½ x 9 7⁄8 in. (31.7 x 25 cm.)
Executed in 1945-1956

Amoureux sous un bouquet 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
watercolor, pastel and pencil on paper laid down on board 
30 x 21 7/8 in. (76.2 x 55.5 cm.) 
Executed in 1945

Hommage au passé 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 944' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
28¼ x 29 7/8 in. (71.7 x 75.9 cm.) 
Painted in 1944

Maternité mexicaine
signed 'Chagall Marc' (lower left)
gouache, pastel and brush and India ink on paper
26 ½ x 19 ¾ in. (67.6 x 50 cm.)
Executed circa 1943

Le jongleur
signed, dated and inscribed 'Chagall Marc 1943 N.J.' (lower right)
oil on canvas
43 1⁄2 x 31 in. (110.5 x 78.8 cm.)
Painted in New York in 1943

Le Christ en jaune 
signed 'Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache on paper 
11 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (28.3 x 32.7 cm.) 
Painted in 1941

Autoportrait
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 1939-40' (lower left)
oil on canvas
31 ¾ x 25 5/8 in. (80.8 x 65 cm.)
Painted in 1939-1940

Esquisse pour Le cheval rouge
signed 'Chagall Marc' (lower left)
gouache, pastel and pencil on paper
16 1⁄4 x 12 1⁄2 in. (41 x 31.7 cm.)
Executed in 1938-1944

Le baldaquin 
signed 'Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
14 5/8 x 10¼ in. (37 x 26 cm.) 
Painted in circa 1938-1939

Les deux bouquets à l'ange clown
stamped 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on canvas
9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (25.1 x 19 cm.)
Painted circa 1937-40

Les fiancés à l'ange rouge
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 19 5⁄8 in. (73.2 x 49.7 cm.)
Painted in 1937-1938

Clown à la corbeille
stamped with the signature 'Chagall' (lower left)
oil on board
133⁄4 x 97⁄8 in. (35.1 x 25.1 cm.)
Painted in 1937-1938

L'air bleu
signed, dated and inscribed 'Marc Chagall 1937 Paris' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46 x 35 1/8 in. (116.9 x 89.2 cm.)
Painted in Paris, 1937

Fleurs rouges à la fenêtre 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil, gouache and pencil on canvas 
16 3/8 x 10¾ in. (41.5 x 27.3 cm.) 
Painted in 1935-1936

Mariés à l'ange rouge
signed and dated 'Chagall 1932' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46.2 x 27 cm. (18 1⁄4 x 10 5⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1932

Bible, Tériade Editeur, Paris, 1956 (C. books 29) 
the complete set of 105 etchings, 1931-39

Le nu à Peyra-Cava
signed and dated '1931 MArc ChAgAll' (lower right)
oil and pencil on canvas
28 ¼ x 23 3/8 in. 
Painted in 1931

Paysage à Peïra Cava ou Les Chardons
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 931' (lower left)
oil on canvas
29 x 23 ¾ in. (73.5 x 60.5 cm.)
Painted in 1931

Le couple nu 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
oil on board laid down on panel 
14 x 10 in. (35.5 x 25.4 cm.) 
Painted in 1930-1931

Fleurs ou Bouquet de fleurs aux amoureux
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left)
oil on canvas
46.2 x 38.2 cm. (18 1⁄4 x 15 in.)
Painted in 1930

Le vase aux lilas 
signed 'M Chagall' (lower left) 
oil on canvas 
9¼ x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm.) 
Painted in 1929

L'écuyère, or Danseuse au cirque 
signed and dated 'Marc Chagall 29' (lower left) 
oil on canvas 
22 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. (56.2 x 71.4 cm.) 
Painted in 1929

Amoureux dans le ciel ou Village enneigé (Vitebsk)
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
oil on board
28 ¾ x 23 ½ in. (73 x 59.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1928-1930

Jeune fille au cheval 
signed and dated ‘Marc Chagall 929’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
30 1/4 x 39 7/8 in. (77 x 101.5 cm.)
Painted in 1927-1929

Les amants à la fenêtre ouverte 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolour, wash and pencil on paper 
24¾ x 19 in. (62.7 x 48.2 cm.) 
Executed circa 1927-1928

L'acrobate à cheval 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache and ink on black paper 
24¾ x 18¾ in. (62.9 x 47.6 cm.) 
Painted circa 1927-1928

Clown et acrobate 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
watercolour, gouache and wax crayons over a black printed base on paper
19 x 14 1/8 in. (48.3 x 35.8 cm.) 
Executed circa 1927

Les clowns et la lampe à pétrole
signed 'MArc ChAgAll' (lower right)
gouache on tinted paper
26 5/8 x 20 1/8 in. 
Executed circa 1927

L'Ancien Testament raconté par Esope 
signed 'Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache and watercolor over pencil on paper 
20 1/8 x 16 3/8 in. (51 x 41.5 cm.) 
Painted in 1926-1927

1926-27

Les Quatre Têtes (cirque Vollard)
signed 'MArC ChAgAll' (lower right)
gouache and coloured ink on red paper
26 ¼ x 20 1⁄8 in.
Executed in 1927

Le lion et le chasseur (Fables de La Fontaine)
signé 'ChAgAll' (en bas à droite)
gouache, coloured ink and pencil on dark green tinted paper
20 ¼ x 16 ½ in.
Executed circa 1927

La femme à la tête d'âne (Cirque Vollard) 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache on paper laid down on canvas 
26¼ x 20¼ in. (66.6 x 51.5 cm.) 
Executed in 1927

Deux clowns à cheval (Cirque Vollard) 
signed 'Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache, watercolour and pencil on thin card 
25½ x 19½ in. (65 x 49.5 cm.) 
Executed circa 1927

Les trois acrobates 
signed and dated 'Chagall 1926' (lower right) 
oil on canvas 
45¾ x 34 7/8 in. (116.2 x 88.4 cm.) 
Painted in 1926

Fleurs près de la fenêtre 
signed 'Chagall' (lower right) 
oil and gouache on paper laid down on canvas 
20 5/8 x 26½ in. (52.5 x 67.4 cm.) 
Painted in 1926

Autoportrait sur fond jaune 
signed 'Chagall' (lower right) 
gouache and pen and black ink on paper 
5 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (14.2 x 9.4 cm.) 
Executed circa 1925

La chèvre dans la nuit
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right), inscribed 'épreuve rehauseé' (lower left)
gouache on lithograph, on laid paper
Executed in 1922-23 
Image: 16.2/4 x 103⁄8 in. (412 x 262 mm.)

Etude pour 'Le Saoul' 
signed, dated and inscribed ‘Chagall 911-12 Paris’ (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, brush and ink and pencil on paper; with another study in gouache and ink on the reverse
9 1⁄2 x 11 7⁄8 in. (24 x 30.3 cm.)
Executed in Paris in 1911-1912

1911

Etude pour 'Moi et le village'
signed 'Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and brush and black ink on paper
8 ¼ x 5 ¼ in. (21.1 x 13.5 cm.)
Painted in 1911

Nature morte 
indistinctly signed 'M Chagall' (on the reverse) 
oil on canvas 
24½ x 19½ in. (62 x 49.5 cm.) 
Painted in 1910-1911

Confidences au cirque 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache and watercolor on paper 
23 5/8 x 22½ in. (60 x 57 cm.)

Les Amoureux 
stamped with signature 'Marc Chagall' (lower left) 
gouache, watercolor, pastel and pencil on paper 
30 1/8 x 22 3/8 in. (76.5 x 56.8 cm.)

Le peintre à l'ange blanc 
signed 'Marc chagall' (lower left) 
oil on canvas 
8 5/8 x 6¼ in. (22 x 16 cm.)

Les Amoureux
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and colored wax crayons over pencil on paper
16 1/8 x 12 ¾ in. (40.8 x 32.3 cm.)

L'Offrande 
signed 'Marc Chagall' (lower right) 
brush and India ink and gray wash on Japan paper 
38 1/8 x 25 in. (97 x 63.5 cm.)

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马克·夏加尔（Marc Chagall，1887－1985）是20世纪现代艺术史上的一位“异类”大师。在立体主义、抽象派、超现实主义等流派高喊打破传统的激进年代，夏加尔却始终游走在这些主义的边缘，坚持用一种充满诗意、梦幻与个人记忆的具象语言来创作。

要真实、客观地理解夏加尔，我们需要剥开他画作中那些浪漫甜美的表象，从艺术成就、视觉特点以及核心情感三个维度来进行深度剖析：

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一、 艺术成就：超越流派的现代主义巨匠

夏加尔的艺术成就不仅限于架上油画，他是一位真正跨领域的全能型艺术家。

• 独一无二的具象现代主义： 在毕加索走向立体解构、马蒂斯走向色彩纯粹时，夏加尔将两者的长处（立体派的空间分割、野兽派的强烈色彩）融为一体，却用来服务于叙事。毕加索曾评价道：“马蒂斯死后，夏加尔是唯一真正懂得色彩的人。”

• 公共艺术与地标性创作： 步入晚年后，他的舞台甚至比年轻时更为宏大：

  • 他为巴黎歌剧院（Opéra Garnier）绘制了巨大的穹顶壁画（1964年），将莫扎特、瓦格纳等音乐家的作品化为视觉狂欢。

  • 他为纽约大都会歌剧院创作了两幅巨型壁画《音乐的源泉》与《音乐的凯旋》（1966年）。

  • 他精通彩色玻璃窗（Stained Glass）艺术，为法国兰斯大教堂、以色列耶路撒冷哈达萨医院以及美国联合国总部创作的玻璃窗，利用光线的穿透达到了摄人心魄的宗教与艺术神圣感。

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二、 艺术特点：梦幻、重力颠倒与色彩叙事

夏加尔的画作一眼就能让人认出来，其视觉语言具有极高的辨识度：

• 超现实的“梦幻逻辑”： 他的画中充满了反物理常识的意象：恋人在空中飞翔、时钟长着翅膀、绿色的提琴手在屋顶演奏、动物（牛、马、公鸡）带着人类的表情。虽然他常被贴上“超现实主义先驱”的标签，但他本人极力反对，他认为这些不是虚无的梦境，而是他心中最真实的现实。

• 重力的颠倒与空间重组： 受立体主义的影响，夏加尔不追求透视的准确，而是将记忆、过去和现在重叠在同一个画面中。人物的漂浮不仅是浪漫，也是他作为“流浪者”缺乏脚踏实地的安全感的空间映射。

• 情绪化的色彩（Color as Emotion）： 夏加尔的色彩是主观的。他会画蓝色的脸、绿色的夜空。他用大块、浓烈的纯色（尤其是标志性的深邃夏加尔蓝）来直接引发观者的情感共鸣，色彩在拉伸、在歌唱，具有极强的音乐律动感。

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三、 核心情感：苦难现实中的“爱”与“乡愁”

客观来看，夏加尔的一生经历了人类历史上最动荡的时期（经历了两次世界大战、俄国革命、纳粹对犹太人的迫害及驱逐）。然而，他的画作中却鲜有直白的愤怒和血腥，他选择用两股核心情感去对抗世间的苦难：

1. 对妻子贝拉（Bella Rosenfeld）至死不渝的爱

爱是夏加尔艺术中最庞大的核心。1915年他与贝拉结婚，贝拉不仅是他的爱人，更是他的灵感缪斯。

• 在著名的《生日》（1915年）和《城市上空》（1918年）中，他和贝拉幸福地漂浮在空中，亲吻、俯瞰世界。这种“爱到飞起”的视觉隐喻，成为了艺术史上关于爱情最纯粹的表达。

• 1944年贝拉因病突然去世，夏加尔陷入了长达数月的停笔和绝望。此后他的画作中，贝拉依然常常化身为新娘或漂浮的灵魂，成为他永恒的避难所。

2. 无法割舍的犹太血统与家乡愁绪

夏加尔出生于白俄罗斯维捷布斯克（Vitebsk）的一个贫困犹太家庭。无论后来在巴黎、纽约还是南法过得多么富有，他的根始终在那里。

• 他反复描绘维捷布斯克的小木屋、犹太教拉比、羊和拉小提琴的人。这些意象是他独特的文化符号。

• 这也是理解夏加尔的隐秘线索： 他的浪漫与甜美背后，其实带着一抹深刻的、带泪的乡愁。那些飞翔的人物，某种程度上也隐喻了犹太民族千百年来流离失所、无根可依的漂泊命运。

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总结：如何真实地评价他？

夏加尔的伟大之处，在于他在一个崇尚解构、冷酷和抽象的现代主义世纪里，勇敢地捍卫了人类的情感、童话般的纯真与宗教般的悲悯。

他的画不是缺乏技巧的“儿童画”，而是他主动选择用一种纯真、甚至笨拙的儿童视角，去对抗现实世界的残酷。他用色彩和想象力筑起了一座城堡，把苦难挡在外面，把爱、信仰和故乡留在了画布上。