Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Attributed to, oil on canvas. This painting blends figures, flowers, and angels into a dreamlike composition where the boundaries of reality dissolve. The female figure intertwined with blossoms seems to float between the earthly and the celestial, while the angel's faint, ethereal presence infuses the scene with a sense of mystery and transcendence. The dominant blue palette bathes the scene in a soft, mystical glow, evoking serenity and romance. Against it, the vivid reds and whites of the flowers burst forth with symbolic vitality - red for passion and life, white for purity and love.
Dimensions: Image size: 84.2 x 63.5 cm. All measured values are approximate.
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Note: Through this poetic rearrangement of real-world elements, Chagall constructs his own visual language - one where imagination and emotion take precedence over logic and realism. The interplay between these colors creates a tension that feels both contradictory and harmonious, mirroring the dualities of Chagall's art: reality and dream, love and longing, spirit and flesh. In this work, Chagall achieves what he once described as his lifelong pursuit - to let color speak the language of the soul, transforming the ordinary into the poetic and the visible into the emotional.