Marc Chagall is an artist of joy and hope. Yet the twentieth century is terrible. The holocaust annihilates the Jews and does not spare Vitebsk, the beloved hometown where he had met Bella. He is in exile in New York where Bella suddenly dies of a viral infection in 1944.
For assembling his memories Marc composes his Bouquets d'Amour which he will paint frequently from the late 1940s until the early 1960s.
A mixed technique 58 x 45 cm in gouache, crayon, pastel, oil and collage on paper laid on canvas was sold for $ 410K including premium by Sotheby's on May 9, 2007 and for $ 790K including premium by Shapiro on September 26, 2015.
This Bouquet d'Amour is estimated $ 900K for sale on March 18 in New Orleans by New Orleans Auction Galleries, lot 920. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
Around the lovers everything is mixed with balance and harmony : inside and outside, the Belorussian village and the flowers from France. A dark blue dominance expresses the peaceful night. Under the huge bouquet the couple is lying for a better dream. Bella is naked and modest. The fruit basket and the free dove complete the composition. The musicians did not come.
SOLD for $ 1.06M including premium
For assembling his memories Marc composes his Bouquets d'Amour which he will paint frequently from the late 1940s until the early 1960s.
A mixed technique 58 x 45 cm in gouache, crayon, pastel, oil and collage on paper laid on canvas was sold for $ 410K including premium by Sotheby's on May 9, 2007 and for $ 790K including premium by Shapiro on September 26, 2015.
This Bouquet d'Amour is estimated $ 900K for sale on March 18 in New Orleans by New Orleans Auction Galleries, lot 920. Please watch the video shared by the auction house.
Around the lovers everything is mixed with balance and harmony : inside and outside, the Belorussian village and the flowers from France. A dark blue dominance expresses the peaceful night. Under the huge bouquet the couple is lying for a better dream. Bella is naked and modest. The fruit basket and the free dove complete the composition. The musicians did not come.
SOLD for $ 1.06M including premium
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