Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

7 Les mariés au dessus de la maison rouge (150000.–) Oil, Indian ink and coloured ink on canvas circa 1978 27×22 cm Signature stamp of the estate “Marc /Chagall”, lower right Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2022078) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 18 May 2022 Fresh in colours and in immaculate overall condition In this small-format depiction of a wedding, painted in spherical colours, Chagall picto- rially processes this important and celebratory event in life. The bridal couple under the red chuppah (canopy) is in the centre, floating above the houses of Vitebsk. Bride and groom are surrounded by music from heaven and on earth Families near and far/ Celebrated without me / The wedding Marc Chagall, from the poem Dans notre rue, 1930–1935 * Les familles proches et lointaines Ont fêté sans moi Le mariage