Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

9 La maison du peintre (500000.–) Oil on canvas 1968 61×49.7 cm Signature stamp of the estate “Marc /Chagall”, lower middle Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2004015) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 9 February 2004 On the original stretcher from the supplier Bosselut, Île Saint-Louis. Fresh in colours and in immaculate overall condition A lovely example of Chagall’s artistic inventiveness: Several narrative strands unfold simultaneously on different colour planes. The artist is working on an easel placed on the ground, carrying his parents’ house – and thus his home, religion and culture – on his head. Above right, memories of Paris with the floating Eiffel Tower and Notre-Dame. On the left, as if through an opening curtain, the people appear to admire the work of art Autoportrait sur L’autoportrait à la maison, Ma Vie (planche 17), 1922-71, Indian ink, coloured pencils, pastel, on etching, 35.7×38.4cm, private collection ▲ Colours and stains / Shadow, light /My painting there / I want to cover my heart with it Marc Chagall, from the poem La ville, 1930–1935 * Couleurs et taches Ombre, lumière Mon tableau là-bas Je veux m’en couvrir le cœur