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Marc Chagall — L'âne blanc
Marc Chagall

L'âne blanc

1940

A delicate drawing of a white donkey rendered in pencil and pastel, created during Chagall's period of displacement in the 1940s. The work combines Chagall's characteristic poetic sensibility with subtle color and expressive line.

Medium
pencil and pastel on paper
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

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Art Impressionniste et Moderne Day Auction

April 12, 2023

Estimate: $35,000 – $40,000

Lot 223

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Marc Chagall, L'âne blanc, 1940

A delicate drawing of a white donkey rendered in pencil and pastel, created during Chagall's period of displacement in the 1940s. The work combines Chagall's characteristic poetic sensibility with subtle color and expressive line.

Medium
pencil and pastel on paper
Year
1940
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Belarusian, Animal, Chagall, Poetic, Eastern European, Pencil And Pastel, Donkey, Dreamlike, 1940s, Pencil, Whimsical, Modern, Earth Tones, Drawing, Figurative, Pastel, Russian

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Art Institute of Chicago