MacDougall Auctions 15 June 2007

15 June 2007

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Portrait of a Man

136. CHAGALL, MARC 1887-1985

Portrait of a Man signed, c. 1911.

Pencil on blue paper, 27 by 21 cm.
17,000-25,000 Pounds


Authenticity certificate from David McNeil, son of the artist.

Exhibited: Marc Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russia a Parigi,

Studio Marconi, Milan, Italy, May-July 1988.
Marc Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russia a Parigi, Galleria della Sindone, Palazzio Reale, Turin, Italy, Dec.1990–March 1991.

Literature: V. Rakitin, Chagall, Disegni inediti dalla Russe a Parigi, Milan, 1989, p. 56, p. 57, ill.

This portrait was executed on his first trip to Paris in 1910-13.
See written catalogue for information.


Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.