Mosaic

The Blue Rooster

(Le Coq bleu)

Author
Marc CHAGALL
In collaboration with
Antonio Rocchi, Gruppo Mosaicisti
Numéro catalogue raisonné
M-2
Date de création
1955 - 1959
Technique
Glass pastes
Dimensions
40 15/16 x 61 in. (104 x 155 cm)
Inscription(s)
Signed Chagall at the bottom left corner
Place of conservation
Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna, Ravenne, Italy, M.C. 0019

Keywords:

Animals (rooster), Landscapes / places, Flowers

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Maquette pour Le Coq bleu, 1956 - 1957, Works on paper by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, Model for The Blue Rooster (Maquette pour Le Coq bleu), 1956 - 1957, gouache on paper mounted on canvas, 39 3/16 x 59 5/8 in. (99.5 x 151.5 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2025
Esquisse pour Le Coq bleu, 1956 - 1957, Works on paper by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, Sketch for The Blue Rooster (Esquisse pour Le Coq bleu), 1956 - 1957, watercolor on paper, 7 11/16 x 12 3/8 in. (19.5 x 31.5 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2025
Esquisse pour Le Coq bleu, 1956 - 1957, Works on paper by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, Sketch for The Blue Rooster (Esquisse pour Le Coq bleu), 1956 - 1957, gouache on paper, 8 x 11 5/8 in. (20.3 x 29.5 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2025
Esquisse pour Le Coq bleu, 1956 - 1957, Works on paper by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, Sketch for The Blue Rooster (Esquisse pour Le Coq bleu), 1956 - 1957, oil and gouache on paper mounted on canvas, 39 3/8 x 59 13/16 in. (100 x 152 cm) © ADAGP, Paris, 2025
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Provenance (2)

  • Rotary Club et Chambre de commerce, Ravenne, Italy, 1955 (Commission)
  • Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna, Ravenne, Italy (Deposit)

Archives (9)

  • Letter from Lionello Venturi, from Lionello VENTURI to Marc CHAGALL, November 15, 1955, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0160-018
  • Copy of a letter from Marc Chagall, from Marc CHAGALL to Lionello VENTURI, November 19, 1955, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0160-019
  • Letter from Giuseppe Bovini, from Giuseppe BOVINI to Marc CHAGALL, January 3, 1956, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0160-023
  • Letter from Giuseppe Bovini, from Giuseppe BOVINI to Marc CHAGALL, November 6, 1956, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0160-025
  • Letter from Lionello Venturi (Rome), from Lionello VENTURI to Marc CHAGALL, September 28, 1957, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0072-094
  • Copy of a letter from Marc Chagall, from Marc CHAGALL to Giuseppe SALIETTI, November 16, 1957, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0160-026
  • Letter from Giuseppe Salietti, from Giuseppe SALIETTI to Marc CHAGALL, January 9, 1958, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0160-027
  • Letter from Giuseppe Bovini, Secretary of the Organising Committee of the Modern Mosaics Exhibition (Ravenna), à Marc CHAGALL, June 10, 1959, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0075-037
  • Copy of a letter from Marc Chagall (Vence), from Marc CHAGALL to Giuseppe BOVINI, July 9, 1959, Archives Marc et Ida Chagall (Paris), AMIC-2A-0075-038

Exhibit (1)

  • Mostra del mosaici moderni, Museo Nazionale, Ravenne, Italy, June 7, 1959 - October 31, 1959

Publications (6)

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