Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

4 Tendresse (200000.–) Oil, tempera and Indian ink on canvas 1981 35×24 cm Signed and dated by the artist “Chagall /1981”, on the back Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2022091) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 18 May 2022 On the original stretcher from the supplier Jacques Chave, Vence. Fresh in colours and in immaculate overall condition A pair of lovers in shades of blue and green, joyfully surrounded by happy musicians. A rooster symbolising the family points towards the couple. Drawn on the woman’s dress is the mystical animal, displaying the artist’s face. A very personal picture and reminder of the artist’s first love and muse I myself become a sound/ The world rings from all eternity Marc Chagall, from the poem Ma source, 1950 * Moi-même je deviens un son Le monde sonne de toute éternité