Marc Chagall (1887-1985)

An auction lit up by the talents of Marc Chagall, Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann and Tamara de Lempicka.

The opening of New York’s Swann Galleries’ autumn season on September 19 will offer a sale of 19th and 20th century prints and drawings, the most valuable of which being a 1967 Marc Chagall portfolio titled Cirque, predicted to sell for $120,000 to $180,000.

Marc Chagall’s 1980 work Lovers with an Orange Sun was estimated at €180,000/250,000 at Binoche & Giquello. The ink wash, pastel and watercolor piece truly surpassed this, going to one lucky bidder for over €300,000.

Collector Stephanie Clegg bought the work Le couple au bouquet de fleurs from Sotheby’s in 1994 for $90,000, when it was listed as being by Marc Chagall. It had since been appraised by them at $100,000, but was recently sent to an expert panel in France who have declared it as fake and want it destroyed. (NYT)

This sale focuses on modernity—notably with Marc Chagall—the golden age of decorators with Ruhlmann and post-war art with Charlotte Perriand, among others.

Yielding to no one, the two goats of the fable moved towards success beneath a crescent moon.

"The rooster, the donkey and the lovers " could be the name of this one, where personal history, patriotism and religion mingle in a colourful waltz.

In the Belarusian master's dreamlike universe, where we see a dance of human beings, animals and objects seemingly endowed with speech, the clock has a special place.

On the occasion of the FIAC, the auction house turns to recent creation by presenting a selection of works from the 20th and 21st centuries (from Marc Chagall to the Korean painter Seund Ja Rhee and the street artist Maye) that will soon find themselves under the hammer. Until October 23, from 11 am to 6 pm.

At its peak, Cap Eden Roc was frequented by Marc Chagall and Rita Hayworth... Now – set for a makeover – the prestigious French Riviera hotel is planning to offer up its legendary treasures on March 23 at Drouot. The array includes, notably, the porcelain collection from the hotel’s gourmet restaurant and its furniture.