Ceramic

Fish and Lovers of Vence

(Poisson et amoureux de Vence)

Author
Marc CHAGALL
Numéro catalogue raisonné
C-274
Date de création
1955
Typology
Dish
Technique
clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a knife and dry point needle
Inscription(s)
at the bottom right corner
on the back
on the back
Pottery studio
Madoura
Place of conservation
Design Museum Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, K1997.010

Keywords:

Animals (fish), Love (couple / lovers), Landscapes / places

  • Fish and Lovers of Vence, 1955, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

    Marc CHAGALL, Fish and Lovers of Vence (Poisson et amoureux de Vence), 1955, clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a knife and dry point needle, Design Museum Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch © ADAGP, Paris, 2025

Provenance (3)

  • Private collection, 1956
  • Sotheby's, New York, United States Of America (November 13, 1997, lot no. 442)
  • Design Museum Den Bosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 1997, K1997.010 (Sotheby's, New York, United States Of America, November 13, 1997, lot no. 442)

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Exhibitions (8)

  • Marc Chagall : Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, August 25, 1956 - October 21, 1956
  • Marc Chagall : 1950-1956, Kunsthalle Bern, Berne, Switzerland, October 27, 1956 - November 29, 1956
  • The Unexpected : Artists' Ceramics of the 20th Century, Het Kruithuis Museum of Contemporary Art, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, May 15, 1996 - January 9, 2004
  • Schilderen met vuur : De keramiek van Marc Chagall, Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, July 1, 2005 - September 11, 2005
  • Keuze uit de collecties, Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, November 5, 2005 - June 5, 2005
  • The Unexpected : Van Picasso tot Penck, van Appel tot Koons, Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, March 8, 2009 - June 1, 2009
  • Modern Klassiek : Hoogtepunten uit de collectie, Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, February 13, 2016 - October 2, 2016
  • Keramiek van Picasso en tijdgenoten, Fraeylemaborg, Slochteren, Netherlands, March 25, 2017 - September 17, 2017

Publications (3)

  • Marc Chagall. Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, (exhibition catalogue, Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, August 25,1956 - October 21, 1956), Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, 1956, No. 124, p. 12
  • Marc Chagall : 1950-1956, (exhibition catalogue, Berne, Kunsthalle Bern, October 27,1956 - November 29, 1956), Berne, Kunsthalle Bern, 1956, No. 130
  • Marc Chagall : Keramiek / Ceramics, (exhibition catalogue, 's-Hertogenbosch, Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch, July 1,2005 - September 11, 2005), Zwolle, Waanders, 2005, ill. p. 153, p. 152

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