Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

2 Bouquet multicolore sur la table (175000.–) Oil and gouache on oval isorel circa 1970–1975 35.2×27 cm, oval Signature stamp of the estate “Marc /Chagall”, lower right Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2022057) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 18 May 2022 Fresh in colours and in immaculate overall condition In the foreground a lush bouquet on a table, the background steeped in vivid blue showing the silhouette of Saint-Paul. On the right, the artist reading the Book of Life The scent of a flower / Lights the candles/ In blue rises / The day I was born Marc Chagall, from the poem J’habite ma vie, 1960–1965 * Le parfum d’une fleur Allume les bougies En bleu se lève Le jour de ma naissance