MARC CHAGALL, (1887-1985)

Peintre à la palette pour Teddy Kollek 12 5/8 x 19 in (48.3x 32 cm)

Peintre à la palette pour Teddy Kollek
signed 'Marc Chagall + Vava' (lower right), inscribed 'Pour Teddy KoLLek' (lower center), inscribed and dated '1973 St. Paul France' (lower left)
crayon and pastel on paper
12 5/8 x 19 in (48.3x 32 cm)
Executed in St. Paul in 1973

This work was drawn on the title page of Les céramiques et sculptures de Chagall by C. Sorlier, Monaco, 1972.

The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Comité Chagall.

Provenance
Tamar and Teddy Kollek Collection, Jerusalem (a gift from the artist).
Private Collection, Israel (by descent from the above); their sale: Christie's, South Kensington, June 27, 2014, lot 55.
Private collection, Florida (acquired at the above sale); his sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 5, 2020, lot 15.
Private collection, Philadelphia (acquired at the above sale).