Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Sketch for David on the Harp
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Alternate Title:
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Esquisse pour David a la harpe
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Image View:
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Overall view without frame
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Creator:
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Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
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Location:
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repository: Musée National Marc Chagall (Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
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Location Note:
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36 Avenue Docteur Ménard
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GPS:
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+43.709167+7.269536
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Date:
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1968 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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watercolor (painting)
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Work Type 2:
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collage (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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ink; watercolor; gouache; paper collage on paper
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Technique:
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aquarelle (technique); collage (technique)
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Subjects:
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contemporary (1960 to present); music; Old Testament and Apocrypha; David, King of Israel; Musical instruments; harp; crown
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Description:
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Collage was one of the techniques Chagall used to prepare sketches for his painted compositions; it allowed him to work out large areas of color as bases for superimposed detail and figures in his final painting. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr/chagall/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CHAGALL-EDH-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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