The artwork titled “Peasant with bouquet,” created by Marc Chagall in 1968 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, exemplifies the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement. Executed in lithography on paper, this genre painting is part of a private collection.
The artwork depicts a peasant figure offering a bouquet to a woman who appears to be part of the same rustic scene. Rendered in a whimsical and somewhat surreal style characteristic of Chagall, the peasant is clothed in simple attire. His form is accentuated by bold and irregular brush strokes and color patches, notably splashes of blue and green, which add a dreamlike quality to the piece. The background and surroundings include sketchy, almost abstract representations of animals and a small structure, grounding the scene in a bucolic environment. The bouquet, vibrant and full of varying hues, serves as a focal point of the lithograph, symbolizing the simplicity and heartfelt nature of rural life.
