Back

Sothebys: Marc Chagall, Symphony of Dreams. Works from the Artist's Estate

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Marc Chagall, Symphony of Dreams. Works from the Artist's Estate	Total Sales (EUR)	1,339,850.00
Auction Date	April 09, 2025 - April 09, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	853,600.00
Sale Number	#pf2575	High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR)	1,237,800.00
Total Lots	75
Sold Lots	69.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	934,600.00
% of Lots Sold	92.00%	High Estimate of All Lots (EUR)	1,347,800.00
Unsold Lots	6	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	99.41%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
45	Marc Chagall	Cirque. 1967. 38 lithographs. Limited edition of 270 copies on Arches vellum.	1967	EUR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00	EUR 152,400.00
16	Marc Chagall - Longus	Daphnis et Chloe. 1961. 42 original lithographs in color. Limited edition of 270 copies on Arches vellum. One of Chagall's masterpieces.	1961	EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00	EUR 114,300.00
73	Marc Chagall	Songes. 1981. One of the 60 rare suite of etchings, printed in a very limited number of copies, all signed and numbered.	1981	EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	EUR 95,250.00
42	Marc Chagall - Jean de La Fontaine	Les Fables 1952. 102 etchings. One of the first 40 copies, with the plates hand-painted by Chagall, including two suites, one on Japan nacre, the other on Montval. 4 volumes.	1952	EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00	EUR 76,200.00
28	Marc Chagall	Prophete d'Isaie (Planche III)	1963	EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00	EUR 63,500.00
29	After Marc Chagall	Nine Maquettes: Stained Glass Windows for Jerusalem	1964	EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	EUR 57,150.00
18	Marc Chagall	La charrette	1965	EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	EUR 53,340.00
2	Marc Chagall	Paris	1965	EUR 40,000.00 - 50,000.00	EUR 50,800.00
17	Marc Chagall - Homere	L'Odyssee. 1975. 82 original lithographs. Limited publication of 270 copies on Arches vellum.	1974-1975.	EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	EUR 50,800.00
13	Marc Chagall - Nicolas Gogol	Les Ames mortes. 1948. 118 original etchings. One of the 50 first copies with a suite on Japan nacre.	1948	EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	EUR 38,100.00
43	Marc Chagall	L'Acteur	1966	EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00	EUR 38,100.00
26	Marc Chagall	Bible. 1956. 105 original black etchings. Limitation in 295 copies on Montval paper.	1956	EUR 24,000.00 - 35,000.00	EUR 35,560.00
21	Marc Chagall	Mein Leben (My Life) (16 Works)	1922	EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	EUR 30,480.00
1	After Marc Chagall	La flute enchantee	1967	EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	EUR 27,940.00
41	Marc Chagall	Psaume de David. 1980. Precious suite of 32 original etchings and aquatints, signed. Limited edition of 40 copies on Arches vellum	1980	EUR 14,000.00 - 20,000.00	EUR 25,400.00
48	Marc Chagall	Poemes. 1968. 24 color woodcuts, including 3 with collage. 212 copies published on Rives vellum.	1968	EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	EUR 25,400.00
72	Marc Chagall	L'Ile de Poros	1980	EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	EUR 22,860.00
7	After Marc Chagall	Aleko		EUR 5,000.00 - 8,000.00	EUR 17,780.00
62	Marc Chagall	Dans le ciel a Saint Paul	1974	EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 16,510.00
78	Marc Chagall	Les Amoureux en Gris (Four Works)	1951-57	EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	EUR 15,240.00
9	Marc Chagall	L'Arc-en-ciel	1969	EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 13,970.00
3	Marc Chagall - Louis Aragon	Celui qui dit les choses sans rien dire. 1976. 25 original color etchings and aquatints. Limitation of 225 copies on Rives vellum.	1976	EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	EUR 12,065.00
81	Marc Chagall	Le profil bleu		EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	EUR 12,065.00
4	Marc Chagall	Le magicien de Paris II	1970	EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	EUR 11,430.00
10	Marc Chagall	L' Accordeoniste	1957	EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	EUR 11,430.00

Rare Book Hub is now mobile-friendly!
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.