Marc Chagall
"Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet)"
This art is:
New
Hand Signed
Certificate of Authenticity is provided.
Custom Framed in a gold and brown wood frame
Double matted in white and pistachio
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: 28" x 22"
Image Size: 18" x 12"
Ready to hang hardware included
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Visual Elements & Symbolism
The Floating Lovers. At the center right, Romeo and Juliet embrace mid-air in a flowing, dreamlike pose. Floating couples are one of Marc Chagall’s most famous recurring motifs, representing transcendental love, joy, and emotional weightlessness.
Parisian Landmarks. Beneath the lovers is a vibrant green cityscape of Paris, Chagall's adopted home. You can spot a bright red Arc de Triomphe on the left, the Place de la Concorde obelisk rising toward the center, and classic Parisian colonnades in the background.
Musical Tribute. This section of the Opéra Garnier ceiling specifically honors composer Hector Berlioz and his dramatic symphony Roméo et Juliette. Chagall divided the massive ceiling into five color-coded sections dedicated to famous composers, using a lush green palette here to represent Berlioz.
Celestial Motifs. A glowing circular halo containing two faces floats near the upper right alongside a crescent moon and a small white bird, adding to the mystical, theatrical atmosphere.
Architectural Framing. Along the bottom edge and lower corners, you can see ornate gold and brown curved borders. These are studies of the actual gilded architectural moldings that surround the circular dome of the Paris Opera auditorium.
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.