MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Le peintre, circa 1948-1949
India ink, pastel and pencil on paper
52.7 x 25 cm (20 ¾ x 10 in.)
The Comité Marc Chagall has confirmed the authenticity of this work
Copyright/Photo credit
Moving permanently back to France in 1948, Chagall experimented working with wash drawings and India ink. His installation in southern France fueled his inspiration, and he wanted to capture the...
Moving permanently back to France in 1948, Chagall experimented working with wash drawings and India ink. His installation in southern France fueled his inspiration, and he wanted to capture the nature and the light in a spontaneous fashion. This self-portrait, in which he paints lush vegetation on a canvas, would have been one of the first works he made using that technique, and is an evidence of the influence his new surroundings had on him.
Provenance
- The artist’s estate.
- Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner in the 1980s