Bouquet près de la fenêtre (Bouquet by the Window) is an oil on canvas painting by Marc Chagall dated 1959–1960. Franz Meyer, Chagall's biographer (and son-in-law), called it one of Chagall's finest flower paintings.[1]
| Bouquet près de la fenêtre | |
|---|---|
| Bouquet by the Window | |
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| Artist | Marc Chagall |
| Year | 1959–1960 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 149.8 cm × 120 cm (59.0 in × 47 in) |
| Location | Private collection |
The lovers in the painting are Chagall and his second wife Valentina Brodsky. His first wife and the great love of his life, Bella Rosenfeld, floats in the upper-left as a ghostly apparition dressed in bridal white. The view in the foreground is of Saint-Paul-de-Vence, near where Chagall settled the last four decades of his life.[2]
The painting fetched £3,218,500 at a Christie's auction in London on 23 June 2015.[2]
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editReferences
edit- ^ Meyer, Franz (1964). Marc Chagall. London: Harry N Abrams. p. 594. ISBN 978-0-8109-0055-4.
- ^ a b "Sale 10334 Lot 18". christies.com. Christie's.
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