Marc Chagall Gouache préparatoire pour la lithographie 'Le fleuve vert...

Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985

Gouache préparatoire pour la lithographie 'Le fleuve vert (M. 0728)'
stamped Marc Chagall (lower right)
gouache, watercolor, pastel, colored crayon and pencil on paper
10 ⅞ by 22 ¼ in.
27.5 by 56.2 cm.
Executed in 1974.

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

Condition Report:
Executed on white wove paper and hinged to a window mount along the upper edge of the verso. The colors are vibrant. A few pindots of foxing. One area of very faint discoloration along the center of the left edge. One repaired tear along the lower left edge measuring 1 inch. Evidence of a previous restoration along the lower right edge measuring 1 inch, which has discolored slightly. The work is in overall very good condition.

Provenance:
Estate of the artist

Jeffrey Archer, London

Private Collection, Amsterdam (acquired from the above in 2011)

Acquired from the above by the present owner