Bouquet près de la fenêtre 1959 - 1960

Marc Chagall made this painting of a bouquet near a window with oils on canvas. The painting is awash with vibrant colors, mainly blues and reds. Chagall’s loose brushstrokes dance across the canvas, creating layers of texture, and a sense of movement. You can almost imagine him layering paint, one stroke at a time, deciding to let the painting emerge and shift until some kind of harmony takes hold. His floating figures remind me of the dreamlike spaces in Giorgio de Chirico’s metaphysical paintings. The rooster perched outside the window could be a symbol of the artist's subconscious, or maybe just a funny reminder of his life in the countryside. I just love how painting can be so many things at once! Chagall’s paintings are alive, and they give life back to us. I really feel that artists are in an ongoing conversation, inspiring each other across time.