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Christie’s to Sell National Gallery of Canada’s Chagall

March 21, 2018 by Marion Maneker

Chagall, La Tour Eiffel (1929) (6-9m USD)

Christie’s has released some of the works from its May 15th Impressionist and Modern sale in New York. They include a 1929 Marc Chagall painting of the Eiffel Tower in Paris that is being sold by the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa to fund future acquisitions:

Filled with an air of sensuous, passionate romance, Marc Chagall’s La Tour Eiffel (estimate: $6-9 million) encapsulates the wonderfully poetic style that emerged in his oeuvre during the 1920s and 1930s. It was during this period that he experienced unprecedented period of happiness, stability, comfort and professional success amidst
the bustle and energy of Paris. Bursting with rich color and the artist’s unique symbolic vocabulary, this beautifully composed painting includes many of Chagall’s favorite themes, from love and memory, to music and fantasy, combining unexpected elements to create an otherworldly effect. La Tour Eiffel, which Christie’s is honored to handle on behalf of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, to benefit its acquisitions fund, is being offered for its’ first time at auction, following record-breaking results for Chagall in November.

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