Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Green Violinist
Image View:
Detail, a figure floats in the sky above the violinist
Creator:
Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
Location:
repository: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York, New York, United States) 37.446
Location Note:
1380, rue Sherbrooke Ouest; Chagall: Colour and Music (Exhibition, January 28 to June 11, 2017)
GPS:
45.4987-73.5801
Date:
1923-1924 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Russian
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
198 cm (height) x 108.6 cm (width)
Subjects:
abstraction; human figure; music; Judaism; Musical instruments; folkloric; dreamlike; fiddler; violin; fiddle; village
Description:
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.guggenhei m.org)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-CHAGALL-GV-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Green Violinist