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- Then the Boy Displayed to the Dervish his Bosom, Saying: 'Look at my Breasts which be Goodlier than the Breasts of Maidens and my Lipdews are Sweeter than Sugar Candy...', plate 1 from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (M. 36, C. Bks. 18)
Marc Chagall
Then the Boy Displayed to the Dervish his Bosom, Saying: 'Look at my Breasts which be Goodlier than the Breasts of Maidens and my Lipdews are Sweeter than Sugar Candy...', plate 1 from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (M. 36, C. Bks. 18)
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 16.510 GBP
Price realised: 16.510 GBP
Description
1948
Lithograph in colours, on Utopian laid paper, with full margins.
I. 37.5 x 28.3 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
S. 43.2 x 33 cm (17 x 12 7/8 in.)
Signed, annotated 'Pl. 1', and numbered 9/90 in pencil (there were also 10 in Roman numerals and 11 lettered A-K), published by Pantheon Books, New York, framed.
Lithograph in colours, on Utopian laid paper, with full margins.
I. 37.5 x 28.3 cm (14 3/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
S. 43.2 x 33 cm (17 x 12 7/8 in.)
Signed, annotated 'Pl. 1', and numbered 9/90 in pencil (there were also 10 in Roman numerals and 11 lettered A-K), published by Pantheon Books, New York, framed.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In January 2024 Phillips in London held the auction Evening & Day Editions, which included the work Then the Boy Displayed to the Dervish his Bosom, Saying: 'Look at my Breasts which be Goodlier than the Breasts of Maidens and my Lipdews are Sweeter than Sugar Candy...', plate 1 from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (M. 36, C. Bks. 18) by Marc Chagall. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 16,510.00 (€ 27,632.10). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Marc Chagall achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Les Amoureux in November 2017 with an auction result of USD 28,453,000.00 (€ 23,914,103.21).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im Januar 2024 führte Phillips in London die Auktion Evening & Day Editions durch, in der auch die Arbeit Then the Boy Displayed to the Dervish his Bosom, Saying: 'Look at my Breasts which be Goodlier than the Breasts of Maidens and my Lipdews are Sweeter than Sugar Candy...', plate 1 from Four Tales from the Arabian Nights (M. 36, C. Bks. 18) von Marc Chagall zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 16.510,00 (€ 27.632,10) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Marc Chagall erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Les Amoureux im November 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 28.453.000,00 (€ 23.914.103,21).