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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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The Blue Circus
Work_PrefTitle
The Blue Circus
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Le cirque bleu
Work_AltTitle
Le cirque bleu
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, the moon playing a violin
Image_Title
Detail, the moon playing a violin
Image View
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Creator:
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Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
Agent_Display
Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
Creator
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Location:
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exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
Location
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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)
Work_LocationNotes
1380, rue Sherbrooke Ouest; Chagall: Colour and Music (Exhibition, January 28 to June 11, 2017)
Location Note
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GPS:
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45.4987-73.5801
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Date:
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1950 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1950 (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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French
Work_Culture
French
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Twentieth century
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
painting (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Paintings
Work_Classification
Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
Work_MaterialDisplay
oil paint on canvas
Material
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
Work_Technique
oil painting (technique)
Technique
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Subjects:
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abstraction; animal; human figure; Circus; Musical instruments; folkloric; dreamlike; acrobat; horse; moon; fish; violin; drum; trapeze artist
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
abstraction; animal; human figure; Circus; Musical instruments; folkloric; dreamlike; acrobat; horse; moon; fish; violin; drum; trapeze artist
Subjects
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Description:
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Chagall drew inspiration from the theme of the circus throughout his life. As a child in Russia, he had been fascinated by the traveling acrobats he saw at village fairs. After he moved to Paris, Ambroise Vollard regularly accompanied him to the circus, where he would sit in the audience and sketch. The chaotic and colorful atmosphere of the circus captivated Chagall. Here, he saw all aspects of life represented, from the comic to the tragic. He later said, "For me a circus is a magic show that appears and disappears like a world." (Source: Tate Gallery [website]; http://www.tate.org. uk)
Work_Description_Sou rce
Chagall drew inspiration from the theme of the circus throughout his life. As a child in Russia, he had been fascinated by the traveling acrobats he saw at village fairs. After he moved to Paris, Ambroise Vollard regularly accompanied him to the circus, where he would sit in the audience and sketch. The chaotic and colorful atmosphere of the circus captivated Chagall. Here, he saw all aspects of life represented, from the comic to the tragic. He later said, "For me a circus is a magic show that appears and disappears like a world." (Source: Tate Gallery [website]; http://www.tate.org. uk)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A1-CHAGALL-TBC-A06
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-CHAGALL-TBC-A06
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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