Accompanied by certification of authenticity from COMITE MARC CHAGALL, Meret Meyer.

Containing several of the most crucial elements in the artist’s allegorical visual lexicon, developed from his association with various movements including Fauvism, Orphism and Surrealism, Bouc lisant en amoureux et soleil rouge au-dessus de Vitebsk muses on Chagall’s wistful memories of the past while also conveying his present happiness. Dominating the lower portion of the composition is the familiar townscape of Chagall’s native Vitebsk, where the artist experienced his earliest forays into artistic expression. Although Vitebsk was irrevocably changed during both world wars, memories of the harmony found in rural life provided emotional and mental refuge for the artist throughout his mature years.