London to Paris Sale Series with Marc Chagall, Colour of Life

LONDON AND PARIS ‘Marc Chagall, Colour of Life: Works Formerly from the Artist’s Estate’ will launch Christie’s June 20/21 London to Paris sale series. Originating from the artist’s estate, the 22 works presented in the sale will be offered for the first time. The collection will be unveiled with six lots in Paris. Highlights will travel to Hong Kong from 21 to 26 May then on to New York, before returning to London where the full selection will then be on view from 22 to 28 June 2022. The sale on 28 June will be the first in a series of global sales, offering the artist’s work in dedicated platforms in Christie’s international salerooms as well as online-only auctions. Central to Chagall’s vision were a number of recurring themes, concerns and leitmotifs, which fascinated and beguiled him endlessly, reappearing in various forms and guises across the decades. The selection of works in ‘Marc Chagall, Colour of Life: Works Formerly from the Artist’s Estate’ explores several key strands that dominated his oeuvre: the rhythms and rituals of the town of his youth; the dazzling, tragicomic world of the circus; the heroic figures of myth, legend and religion; the universal questions of identity and legacy; and above all else, the enduring power of love, which was transformative for his own life.