Marc Chagall Work Sells for $2.02m to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return
3 min read · 15 Oct 2025
L’Accordéoniste dans le bec ou Ciel d’hiver. Image courtesy of Christie's
Marc Chagall, L’Accordéoniste dans le bec ou Ciel d’hiver (1942) sold for $2.02m (GBP1.51m), more than the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 15.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $1.19m, equivalent to an annualized return of 2%. It last sold at auction in 1993 for $825,000 at Sotheby's.
Oil on canvas, 85.4 x 58.0cm. The work has been traded 5 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
October 15, 2025 | $2.02m | 145 % | Christie's | London |
May 11, 1993 | $825,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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