Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

17 Écuyères au cirque (150000.–) Oil, tempera and Indian ink on canvas circa 1978 19.3×27.2 cm Signature stamp of the estate “Marc /Chagall”, lower right Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2022061) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 18 May 2022 On the original stretcher from the supplier Maison Franco, Nice. Fresh in colours and in immaculate overall condition Since his artistic beginnings, Chagall was fascinated by the circus – a metaphor for life he would often incorporate in his works until his later years. Écuyères (riders) and artists dominate the action, a circus band, surrounded by other artists and the audience, is playing. The composition is incredibly rich designed, a colourful firework bursting with joie de vivre and a desire for life We will jump to the moon/ In the white night Marc Chagall, from the poem Avec du bleu, du rouge, du jaune, 1930–1935 * Nous sauterons jusqu’à la lune Dans la nuit blanche