Marc Chagall (1887 – 1985)

Rabbi                                                              I And The Village

                                                 

 

Red Rooster                                                                        Bonjour Paris Rooster

                                               

Cincinnati Art Museum Exhibit

Provenance Research

Marc Chagall (1887-1985)
France
The Red Rooster, 1940
Oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 36 in. (73.4 x 91.5 cm)
Bequest of Mary E. Johnston, 1967.1426
© 2002 Artists Right Society (ARS), ADAGP, Paris

Signed and dated lower right: "Chagall / Marc 940"

Description:
A red rooster, seen in profile, is depicted in the left area of the canvas, and a tree is at the far right. Floating above is a blue-faced man with his left arm outstretched.

Provenance:

1940-probably 1941:   Marc Chagall, probably consigned to
     
By at least November 25, 1941-
February 27, 1942:		   (Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, sold to [1])
     
February 27, 1942-1967:   Mary E. Johnston, Cincinnati, by bequest to
     
1967-present:   Cincinnati Art Museum


Notes:
[1] The painting was included in an exhibition of Chagall's work at the Pierre Matisse Gallery, November 25 to December 13, 1941, no. 15.

Links:

http://cincinnatiartmuseum.org/greatart/provenance/1967-1426.shtml