Sculpture

The Rooster

(Le Coq)

Marc CHAGALL

  • No. S-41
  • 1959
  • Sculpture in the round
  • Bronze
  • 22 7/16 x 15 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (57 x 40 x 14 cm)
  • Signed Chagall and numbered 2/3 on the base
  • Casting: Susse Fondeur
  • Cast 2/3
  • Private collection

Keywords:

Animals (rooster), Love (couple / lovers)

Related works

Le Coq, 1959, Sculpture by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, The Rooster (Le Coq), 1959, bronze, 22 7/16 x 15 3/4 in. (57 x 40 cm) © ADAGP, Paris, 2025
Le Coq, 1958 - 1959, Sculpture by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, The Rooster (Le Coq), 1958 - 1959, bronze, 22 1/16 x 16 9/16 x 7 5/16 in. (56 x 42 x 18.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2025
Le Coq, 1952, Sculpture by Marc Chagall

Marc CHAGALL, The Rooster (Le Coq), 1952, plaster on metal armature, 22 11/16 x 16 15/16 x 8 1/16 in. (57.7 x 43 x 20.5 cm), Private collection © Fabrice GOUSSET/ADAGP, Paris, 2025
  • The Rooster, 1959, Sculpture by Marc Chagall

    Marc CHAGALL, The Rooster (Le Coq), 1959, bronze, 22 7/16 x 15 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (57 x 40 x 14 cm), Private collection © ADAGP, Paris, 2025

Provenance (5)

  • Private collection
  • Galerie Gmurzynska, Köln, Germany, 1999 (Sale)
  • Sotheby's, London, United Kingdom (Sale, February 9, 2012, lot no. 198)
  • Christie's, New York, United States Of America (Sale, November 13, 2021, lot no. 787)
  • Private collection (Buyer)

Archive

Exhibit (1)

  • Marc Chagall : Paintings, Gouaches, Sculpture, Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, United States Of America, novembre 1973 - décembre 1973

Publications (9)

  • VERDET, André, THIRION, Jacques, Hommage à Marc Chagall, Paris, XXe siècle, 1969, ill. p. 120
  • BIDERMANS, Izis, MCMULLEN, Roy, Le monde de Chagall, Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1969, ill. p. 122, p. 119
  • SORLIER, Charles, MALRAUX, André, Les céramiques et sculptures de Chagall, Monaco, Éditions André Sauret, 1972, No. 121, ill. p. 141
  • Marc Chagall : Paintings, Gouaches, Sculpture, (exhibition catalogue, New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, novembre 1973 - décembre 1973), New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1973, No. 43, ill. p. 40, p. 48
  • Marc Chagall. Peintures, Sculptures, Céramiques. 1920-1983, (exhibition catalogue, Karuizawa, Musée d'art Mercian, April 7,1996 - July 7, 1996), Karuizawa, Musée d'art Mercian, 1996, ill. p. 81, 103
  • Marc Chagall, (exhibition catalogue, Lugano, Museo d'Arte Moderna della Città di Lugano, March 8,2001 - July 1, 2001), Milan, Skira, Lugano, Museo d'Arte Moderna della Città di Lugano, 2001, ill. p. 154
  • Chagall : El Missatge Bíblic, 1931-1983, (exhibition catalogue, Gérone, CaixaForum Girona, November 30, 2001 - January 19, 2002), Gérone, Fundació Caixa de Girona, 2001, ill. p. 7
  • Chagall : El Mensaje Bíblico, 1931-1983, (exhibition catalogue, Ségovie, Torreón de Lozoya, January 25, 2002 - March 10, 2002), Ségovie, Caja Segovia Obra Social y Cultural, 2001, ill. p. 7
  • Chagall : Sculptures, (exhibition catalogue, Nice, Musée national Marc Chagall, May 27,2017 - August 28, 2017), Paris, RMN-Réunion des Musées nationaux, 2017, No. 042, ill. p. 74, 128, p. 74, 136

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