Ceramic

For Vava

or the Rooster

(Pour Vava ou Le Coq)

Author
Marc CHAGALL
Catalog raisonné no.
C-260
Date
1954
Typology
Plate
Technique
Clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a dry point needle
Dimensions
12 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (31 x 3.5 cm)
Inscription(s)
Signed pour Vava Marc Marc Chagall and dated 1954 on the back
Stamped Madoura on the back
Pottery studio
Madoura
Owner
Private collection

Keywords:

Animals (rooster), Love (couple / lovers)

  • For Vava or the Rooster, 1954, Ceramic by Marc Chagall

    Marc CHAGALL, For Vava or the Rooster (Pour Vava ou Le Coq), 1954, clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a dry point needle, 12 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (31 x 3.5 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2026

  • Marc CHAGALL, For Vava or the Rooster (Pour Vava ou Le Coq), 1954, clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a dry point needle, 12 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (31 x 3.5 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2026

  • Marc CHAGALL, For Vava or the Rooster (Pour Vava ou Le Coq), 1954, clay, decorated with slips and oxides, engraved with a dry point needle, 12 3/16 x 1 3/8 in. (31 x 3.5 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2026

Provenance (1)

  • Private collection

Archive

Exhibitions (5)

  • Marc Chagall : Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland, August 25, 1956 - October 21, 1956
  • Marc Chagall, February 6, 1959 - October 5, 1959
    • Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hambourg, Germany, February 6, 1959 - March 22, 1959
    • Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany, April 7, 1959 - May 31, 1959
    • Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France, June 12, 1959 - October 5, 1959
  • Hommage à Marc Chagall, Grand Palais, Paris, France, December 13, 1969 - March 8, 1970

Publications (7)

  • Marc Chagall. Werke aus den letzten 25 Jahren, (exhibition catalogue, Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, August 25,1956 - October 21, 1956), Basel, Kunsthalle Basel, 1956, No. 125, p. 12
  • Marc Chagall (Munich), (exhibition catalogue, Munich, Haus der Kunst, April 7, 1959 - May 31, 1959), Munich, Haus der Kunst, 1959, No. 289, ill. p. n. p., p. 51
  • Marc Chagall (Hambourg), (exhibition catalogue, Hambourg, Kunstverein in Hamburg, February 6, 1959 - March 22, 1959), Hambourg, DOUBLON Kunsthalle, 1959, No. 289, ill. p. n. p., p. 50
  • Hommage à Marc Chagall, (exhibition catalogue, Paris, Grand Palais, December 13,1969 - March 8, 1970), Paris, RMN-Réunion des Musées nationaux, 1969, No. 397, p. 265
  • SORLIER, Charles, MALRAUX, André, Les céramiques et sculptures de Chagall, Monte-Carlo, Éditions André Sauret, 1972, No. 190, ill. p. 214
  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Chagall e la ceramica, Milan, Jaca Book, 1990, fig. 247, No. 164, ill. p. n. p., p. 172
  • FORESTIER, Sylvie, MEYER, Meret, Les céramiques de Chagall, Paris, Albin Michel, 1990, fig. 247, No. 164, ill. p. n. p., p. 172

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