Sixty Works by Modern Masters - Flipbook - Page 113
Marc Chagall
"Only love interests me, and
I am only in contact with things
that revolve around love."
Marc Chagall
Russian/French, 1887 - 1985
Ballerine Rouge et Village en Fête, 1969
Oil, gouache and China ink on canvas
25½ x 21 inches / 64.8 x 53.5 cm
Stamped lower right: Marc Chagall
With its floating figures and
Provenance
luminous tones of blue, Ballerine
Estate of the Artist
Rouge et Village en Fête captures the Private Collection, New York (purchased from the above)
playful, utopian, and visually opulent
essence of Chagall’s visual language. Morita collection, Japan
Its array of performing figures
echoes the artist’s love of whimsy
work is accompanied by a certificate of
and spectacle, his earlier designs for This
authentication kindly issued by the Comité
the sets and costumes of ballet and
Marc Chagall
opera productions having made a
lasting impression on his mode of
symbolism.
Although Chagall did not officially
align himself with any one artistic
movement, the present work
eloquently describes the manner
in which he drew inspiration from
diverse sources.
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