Marc Chagall

Belarusian · 1887–1985 · Painter, Printmaker

Marc Chagall was a Russian and French artist of Jewish ancestry. An early modernist, he was associated with the École de Paris, as well as several major artistic styles and… (Wikipedia)

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Le PèrePhillips · Nov 2022$7,404,500≈ £6,224,361≈ €7,116,974Sign up to see
Le village en fêteKornfeld · Jun 2014CHF 2,300,000≈ $2,568,180≈ £1,507,325≈ €1,890,035Sign up to see
Les mariés dans le ciel de ParisKornfeld · Jun 2014CHF 2,000,000≈ $2,233,200≈ £1,310,717≈ €1,643,509Sign up to see

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King David (from La Bible series), 1958
Etching · Paper
12¼ h x 9½ w in (31 x 24 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 172
$4,410≈ £3,558≈ €4,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
La reine de Séba (from La Bible series), 1958
Etching · Paper
12⅜ h x 8⅝ w in (31 x 22 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 174
$4,410≈ £3,558≈ €4,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
La Paix et la gloire apportées à Jérusalem avec le pardon de Dieu (from La Bible series), 1956
Etching · Paper
12¼ h x 8¾ w in (31 x 22 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 176
$4,032≈ £3,253≈ €3,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Three works from the Illustrations for the Bible portfolio, 1960
Lithograph
12¾ h x 9⅞ w in (32 x 25 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 181
$252≈ £203≈ €232Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Le Charlatan (from the Les fables de La Fontaine series)
Etching · Paper
11⅞ h x 9½ w in (30 x 24 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 184
$1,512≈ £1,220≈ €1,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
The Man and the Wooden Idol (from the Fables de la Fontaine series), 1952
Etching · Paper
11¾ h x 9½ w in (30 x 24 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 186
$1,512≈ £1,220≈ €1,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
The Wolves and the Ewes (from the Fables de la Fontaine series), 1952
Etching · Paper
11⅜ h x 9⅜ w in (29 x 24 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 188
$1,890≈ £1,525≈ €1,742Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Samson renversé les colonnes (from La Bible series), 1958
Etching · Paper
11½ h x 9⅝ w in (29 x 24 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 190
$4,410≈ £3,558≈ €4,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Élie enlevé au ciel (from La Bible series), 1958
Etching · Paper
12½ h x 9⅝ w in (32 x 24 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 192
$4,410≈ £3,558≈ €4,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
L'œuvre gravé, 1967After the artist
Lithograph
34 h x 22 w in (86 x 56 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 194
$63≈ £51≈ €58Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Toomey & Co. ↗

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Marc Chagall signature

1,478 catalogued lots by Marc Chagall record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (82% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right345
lower left28
in the margin19
in the plate14
along the bottom6
on the reverse2

Form

signed1,173
signed in pencil231
signed and dated34
initialled19
monogrammed15
stamped signature5

Signed in black ink lower left: Marc/ Chagall; dated verso: 1974 (concealed) — L'Animal Aile, Leonard Joel, Oct 6, 2026
Signed 'Chagall' lower right — La Femme à l'ombrelle, Phillips, Jun 26, 2026
Signed "Chagall" lower left — Equisse pour le Théâtre (théâtre d'art juif), Phillips, May 21, 2026

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About Marc Chagall

Marc Chagall was a Russian and French artist of Jewish ancestry. An early modernist, he was associated with the École de Paris, as well as several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints.

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In museum collections

Self-Portrait with White Collar, 1914
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Public domain
The House in Grey, 1917
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum · Public domain
Summer residence, 1917
National Gallery of Armenia · Public domain
Untitled, 1915
Tretyakov Gallery · Public domain