Auktion 277 : Marc Chagall - Forty Paintings 17.06.2022

19 La vision du peintre au cirque (300000.–) Tempera, gouache, pastel and pencil on masonite circa 1978 46×38.1 cm Signature stamp of the estate “Marc /Chagall”, lower left Confirmation of authenticity (no. 2022071) from the Comité Marc Chagall, Paris, dated 18 May 2022 Fresh in colours and in perfect condition Once again Chagall succeeds in capturing the circus as metaphor of life, using it to create his own world view. The female artist stands reverently below a bouquet of flowers. The artist himself is present twice in the picture, documenting the scene. The viewers become part of the open circus ring. A superbly colourful composition I painted musicians, the dancers on stage/With blue, red, yellow Marc Chagall, from the poem Avec du bleu, du rouge, du jaune, 1930–1935 * J’ai peint les musiciens, les danseurs en scène Avec du bleu, du rouge, du jaune