Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

13 Porteur de croix (375000.–) Oil and Indian ink on canvas 1964 49.9×65.9 cm Signature stamp of the estate “Marc /Chagall”, lower right Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2022086) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 18 May 2022 Fresh in colours and in impeccable condition Since the early 1950s, Chagall had been active in the innovation of sacred art in public buildings. His intensive involvement with the subject is reflected in numerous works of art, here a very expressive crucifixion scene with the Jewish prophet. The artist at his easel documents the scene as it were, impressively bringing the stories from ancient times up to the present. A powerful and dramatic composition Christ portant la croix, 1941, Indian ink and pastel, 33.2×39.4cm, private collection ▲ I run upstairs/ To my dried brushes / And like Christ I am crucified/ Fixed with nails on the easel Marc Chagall, from the poem Si mon soleil, 1945–1950 * Je cours là-haut Vers mes pinceaux séchés Et tel le Christ je suis crucifié Fixé avec des clous sur le chevalet