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Learn MoreCouple in the Moonlight by Marc Chagall
- This work features Chagall and his beloved wife in a dream-like, romantic embrace
- It includes the recurring motifs of a Russian village and the crucified Christ
- Painted in the final years of Chagall’s life, it showcases his technical mastery and thematic depth
- Confirmed by the Comité Marc Chagall
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Marc Chagall
1887-1985 | Russian
Couple in the Moonlight
Signed "Marc Chagall" (lower right)
Oil, tempera and colored inks on canvas
Marc Chagall's Couple in the Moonlight is a stunning representation of one of the artist’s most iconic motifs—romantic couples bathed in a dream-like glow. This painting is a remarkable example of Chagall’s mastery, created during the final years of his life when many art critics believe he reached his creative zenith.. . .
1887-1985 | Russian
Couple in the Moonlight
Signed "Marc Chagall" (lower right)
Oil, tempera and colored inks on canvas
Marc Chagall's Couple in the Moonlight is a stunning representation of one of the artist’s most iconic motifs—romantic couples bathed in a dream-like glow. This painting is a remarkable example of Chagall’s mastery, created during the final years of his life when many art critics believe he reached his creative zenith.. . .
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Marc Chagall
1887-1985 | Russian
Couple in the Moonlight
Signed "Marc Chagall" (lower right)
Oil, tempera and colored inks on canvas
Marc Chagall's Couple in the Moonlight is a stunning representation of one of the artist’s most iconic motifs—romantic couples bathed in a dream-like glow. This painting is a remarkable example of Chagall’s mastery, created during the final years of his life when many art critics believe he reached his creative zenith. The central couple, positioned to the left of the composition, features Chagall himself, depicted in bright orange and floating mid-air with a painter’s palette in hand. Hugging him is a figure, ethereal in white, likely one of his two beloved wives, blending seamlessly into the ghostly atmosphere of the scene.
The backdrop is characteristic of Chagall’s unique combination of personal and symbolic elements. A Russian-style village harkens back to the artist's roots, while the image of the crucified Christ, a motif Chagall revisited throughout his career, serves as a poignant nod to the paradoxes that fascinated him—particularly his Jewish heritage and his immersion in Christian society during his time in Paris. The moon, glowing brightly in the top left corner, casts a soft illumination across the painting, highlighting a group of circus performers and a canvas of bright red flowers floating in mid-air, further adding to the surreal and whimsical nature of the work.
Where some artists faltered in their later years, Chagall creativity flourished, producing some of his most beloved and coveted paintings. This work is a tribute to the themes of love, memory and faith that Chagall explored throughout his lifetime, combining technical mastery with a deeply personal narrative. Today, Chagall’s works are part of the permanent collections of major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Modern in London and the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
This work is accompanied by its certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
Circa 1980-81
Canvas: 38 3/4" high x 28 1/2" wide (98.43 x 72.39 cm)
Frame: 51" high x 40 1/2" wide x 3 3/4" deep (129.54 x 102.87 x 9.53 cm)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Private collection
1887-1985 | Russian
Couple in the Moonlight
Signed "Marc Chagall" (lower right)
Oil, tempera and colored inks on canvas
Marc Chagall's Couple in the Moonlight is a stunning representation of one of the artist’s most iconic motifs—romantic couples bathed in a dream-like glow. This painting is a remarkable example of Chagall’s mastery, created during the final years of his life when many art critics believe he reached his creative zenith. The central couple, positioned to the left of the composition, features Chagall himself, depicted in bright orange and floating mid-air with a painter’s palette in hand. Hugging him is a figure, ethereal in white, likely one of his two beloved wives, blending seamlessly into the ghostly atmosphere of the scene.
The backdrop is characteristic of Chagall’s unique combination of personal and symbolic elements. A Russian-style village harkens back to the artist's roots, while the image of the crucified Christ, a motif Chagall revisited throughout his career, serves as a poignant nod to the paradoxes that fascinated him—particularly his Jewish heritage and his immersion in Christian society during his time in Paris. The moon, glowing brightly in the top left corner, casts a soft illumination across the painting, highlighting a group of circus performers and a canvas of bright red flowers floating in mid-air, further adding to the surreal and whimsical nature of the work.
Where some artists faltered in their later years, Chagall creativity flourished, producing some of his most beloved and coveted paintings. This work is a tribute to the themes of love, memory and faith that Chagall explored throughout his lifetime, combining technical mastery with a deeply personal narrative. Today, Chagall’s works are part of the permanent collections of major institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Modern in London and the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris.
This work is accompanied by its certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall.
Circa 1980-81
Canvas: 38 3/4" high x 28 1/2" wide (98.43 x 72.39 cm)
Frame: 51" high x 40 1/2" wide x 3 3/4" deep (129.54 x 102.87 x 9.53 cm)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Private collection
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Specifications
| Maker: | Chagall, Marc |
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | France |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Style: | Modernism |
| Depth: | 3.75 in. (9.53 cm) |
| Width: | 40.5 in. (102.87 cm) |
| Height: | 51.0 in. (129.54 cm) |
| Canvas Width: | 28.500 in. (72.39 cm) |
| Canvas Height: | 38.750 in. (98.43 cm) |
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