Marc Chagall Fiddler On The Roof Painting

Marc chagall considering all the turmoil that marc chagall witnessed and experienced throughout his lifetime it s remarkable to see the optimism playfulness and joy in his art.

Marc chagall fiddler on the roof painting.

This painting done in paris depicts a fiddler against the background of a town resembling chagall s childhood shtetl vitebsk. 85 115 cm. Chagall was born in 1887 in liozna which was part of the russian empire. Marc chagall s the fiddler is an oil painting completed in 1913 while the artist was established in france.

Executed in a high contrast colors the painting is a representation of a fiddler in chagall s village vitebsk. Private collection marc chagall 1912 the fiddler an inspiration for the musical fiddler on the roof in 1910 chagall relocated to paris to develop his artistic style. Marc chagall the green violinist 1923 24. Fiddler on the roof by marc chagall in motion animation made by raz shelach.

Oil on canvas 78 x 42 3 4 inches 198 x 108 6 cm. Marc chagall 1911 12 the drunkard le saoul 1912 oil on canvas. Characteristic works by chagall from this period of early maturity are the nightmarish the dead man 1908 which depicts a roof violinist a favourite motif and my fiancée with black gloves 1909 in which a portrait becomes an occasion for the artist to experiment with arranging black and white. If tevye the milkman had a ruble for every time someone connected fiddler on the roof to marc chagall he would be a very rich man.

The quasi cubist painting illustrates a combination of russian and french art. Recent articles about the play s 50th anniversary link the. It is the color of love. It recalls aspects of chagall s life in russia integrating both christian and jewish elements and practices.

On the roof of paris is a perfect addition to marc chagall s famous 1913 painting paris through the window here too the eiffel tower representing freedom is the distinctive landmarks set amidst scores of mansard roofs of anonymous buildings. The quasi cubist painting illustrates a combination of russian and french art. Oil on canvas 188 x 158 cm stedelijk museum amsterdam.