Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Green Violinist
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Green Violinist
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Image View:
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Detail, upper part of figure with violin
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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: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, New York, United States) 37.446
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Location Note:
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1380, rue Sherbrooke Ouest; Chagall: Colour and Music (Exhibition, January 28 to June 11, 2017)
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GPS:
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+45.4987-73.5801
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Date:
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1923-1924 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Russian
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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198 cm (height) x 108.6 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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abstraction; human figure; music; Judaism; Musical instruments; folkloric; dreamlike; fiddler; violin; fiddle; village
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Description:
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Green Violinist was completed following Chagall’s return to Paris after a long visit to his homeland of Russia. This work presents subject matter that is nearly identical to its 1920 predecessor, Music, which was one of seven paintings created on a commission from the Moscow State Jewish Theatre. The Chabad Hasidim of Chagall’s childhood believed it possible to achieve communion with God through music and dance, and the fiddler was a vital presence in ceremonies and festivals. (Source: Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation [website]; http://www.guggenheim.org)
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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-GV-A02
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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