“Artist at Easel,” created around 1965 in France by Marc Chagall, is an oil painting on canvas belonging to the Surrealism art movement. This symbolic painting, measuring 55.5 x 49 cm, is part of a private collection.
In the artwork, the viewer is drawn to a vivid tableau characterized by Chagall’s signature dreamlike quality. The painting features a central figure presumed to be an artist, set against a canvas with an ethereal female figure cloaked in soft, organic forms. The artist leans forward with an intense yet gentle demeanor, holding brushes as if caught in a moment of creation. The background is richly decorated with bold, contrasting colors and surreal elements, enhancing the painting’s symbolic nature. The overall composition reflects an interaction between the real and the imaginary, characteristic of Chagall’s surrealistic and symbolic style.
