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The Clock Man: Chagall's Dreamtime

Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 30 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

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.

Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Homme Pendule, 1968, oil on canvas, signed on the bottom... The Clock Man: Chagall's Dreamtime

Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Homme Pendule, 1968, oil on canvas, signed on the bottom left, 27 x 22 cm/10.6 x 8.7 in. Certificate of the Marc Chagall Committee.
Estimate: €150,000/250,000
Adagp, Paris 2021

In the late 1960s, the now internationally famous Marc Chagall began to diversify his art, responding to a commission for stained glass windows in Metz Cathedral and creating the sets for an iconic Magic Flute at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. But in the intimacy of his studio in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, in Southeastern France, where he lived with his wife Valentina, he…
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Tuesday 30 November 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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