Marc Chagall
Le repas chez Dryas (The Meal at Dryas's House)
part of the Daphnis and Chloé series.
This art is:
New
Hand Signed
Certificate of Authenticity is provided.
Custom Framed in a new ornate carved cream colored wood frame with a hand wrapped black linen mat with a gold fillet.
2 Panel Book Plate: as is typical with double-page art book insertions, there is a visible center verical fold line where it was originally bound in the publication. Please refer closely to the high-resolution photos for exact condition details. Excellent condition!
Framed Size: 33" x 26"
Image Size: 18" x 12"
Ready to hang hardware included
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Framed in the USA
Series: Daphnis and Chloé
Year: 1961
Narrative Context: The Story Behind the Image
This print illustrates a pivotal moment from Daphnis and Chloé, an ancient pastoral romance by the Greek writer Longus.
The Scene: In this part of the story, winter has blanketed the countryside. Daphnis arrives at the house of Dryas (Chloé’s foster father) under the pretext of bird-hunting just to see her. The image captures the warmth of hospitality, family, and young love inside the home while a snowy landscape waits outside.
The Figures: You can see figures gathered around a circular table sharing a meal, rendered in Chagall’s characteristic fluid, dreamlike style. On the left side, figures move through the colder blue and white landscape.
Marc Chagall Biography
Marc Chagall was a French-Russian artist whose work anticipated the dream-like imagery of Surrealism. Over the course of his career Chagall developed the poetic, amorphous, and deeply personal visual language evident in the painting I and the Village (1911). “When I am finishing a picture, I hold some God-made object up to it—a rock, a flower, the branch of a tree or my hand as a final test,” he said. “If the painting stands up beside a thing man cannot make, the painting is authentic. If there's a clash between the two, it's bad art.” Born Moishe Shagal on July 7, 1887 in Vitebsk, Russia (present-day Belarus) to a Hasidic Jewish family, the artist was raised immersed in Jewish culture and iconography. Studying under the artist Yehuda Pen as a youth, the Judaic traditions and folklore of his hometown permeated Chagall’s paintings. After studying in St. Petersburg, the artist moved to Paris in 1910, where he quickly befriended members of the French avant-garde, including Robert Delaunay and Fernand Léger. Visiting Russia in 1914, the artist was prevented from returning to Paris due to the outbreak of World War I until 1926. In addition to his paintings, Chagall was also noted for his vibrant works in stained glass and lithography. Forced to flee Paris during World War II, Chagall lived in the United States and traveled through to Israel before returning to France in 1948. The artist died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France on March 28, 1985. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, and the Albertina in Vienna, among others.