Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

6 Hommage du peintre aux quatre saisons (175000.–) Gouache, tempera, oil, coloured inks, pastel and pencil on masonite circa 1982 41×32 cm Signature stamp of the estate “Marc /Chagall”, lower left Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2022066) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 18 May 2022 Fresh in colours and in immaculate overall condition From the 1970s onwards, as a new form of expression, Chagall invented compositions constructed by means of clearly delineated areas of colour. In this way he managed to bring together thematic narrative strands as well as create a more dynamic and accen- tuated pictorial arrangement. Below right, the painter at the easel, who seems to be conducting the whole story up to the floating pair of lovers In my paintings / I have hidden my love Marc Chagall, from the poem J’habite ma vie, 1960–1965 * Dans mes tableaux J’ai caché mon amour