
2022-05-04
Marc Chagall’s spectacular painting to be sold at Modern & Contemporary
The story of “Abdallah-of-the-Earth and Abdallah-of-the-Sea” was told by the Persian queen and storyteller Schéhérazade on the 940th to the 946th night. The tale begins with a poor fisherman named Abdallah who has a large family but does not manage to catch any fish for several days. After being encouraged by his wife, he throws his net into the sea once again. This time he pulls in a merman, also named Abdallah. They both became friends and partners.Their business begins to flourish ….
France/Russia 1887-1985
“Abdallah the Fisherman – When Abdallah landed his net, he saw a man in it, and he fled from the man, but he shouted at him from inside the net …” from “A Thousand and One Nights” (IV)
Signed ChAgAll. Made in 1946. Gouache on paper glued down on cardboard, 61 x 45 cm.
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